Portrait of Count Antonio Porcia and Brugnera
| Count Antonio Porcia and Brugnera | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Artist | Titian |
| Year | c. 1535–1540 |
| Medium | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 115 cm × 93 cm (45 in × 37 in) |
| Location | Pinacoteca di Brera, Milan |
| Accession | 5958 |
Portrait of Count Antonio Porcia and Brugnera (Italian: Ritratto del conte Antonio di Porcia e Brugnera) is an oil painting by Titian, dated to between 1535 and 1540, which hangs in the Pinacoteca di Brera in Milan.
Description
A half-length figure in black, the face turned forwards, an energetic head in repose; across the breast is a broad gold chain with an ornament hanging from it; in the somewhat sombre lower portion of the picture there is the shining knob of the sword and the spot of white in the cuff.[1] His aristocratic left-hand rests idly on the balustrade.[2] In the far distance, a last gleam of light still illumines for a moment a broad fall of water.[3] The work is signed "Titianus" on the window ledge.[4]
Date
According to Gronau, in style the picture has so much affinity with works of about 1540 to 1543 that it must be assigned to that date.[5] The Brera dates it slightly earlier, between 1535 and 1540.[6]
Provenance
- Formerly in Castle Porcia, near Pordenone.[5]
- Presented to the Brera Art Gallery in 1892 by the Duchess Litta Visconti.[5]
See also
References
Sources
- Gronau, Georg (1904). Titian. London: Duckworth and Co; New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. pp. 130–131, 293.
- Ricketts, Charles (1910). Titian. London: Methuen & Co. Ltd. p. 183, plate xcvi.
- "Portrait of Count Antonio Porcia and Brugnera". Pinacoteca di Brera. Retrieved 10 March 2023.