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Portrait of a Man (Titian, Indianapolis)

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Portrait of a Man, c. 1515 (59.5 x 45.5 cm; 23.4 x 17.9 in)

Portrait of a Man is an oil painting by Titian, made about 1515, now in the Indianapolis Museum of Art.[1]

Identity of the sitter[edit]

It may have been the painting seen by Carlo Ridolfi in Nicolas Régnier's house around 1648.[citation needed] It has traditionally been known as Portrait of Ariosto due to its similarity to A Man with a Quilted Sleeve, another Titian work previously thought to depict Ariosto, and to a print of Ariosto in the 1532 edition of Orlando Furioso.[2]

Provenance[edit]

Its status as an autograph work by the artist is supported by Bernard Berenson.[citation needed] Auctioned at Sotheby's in London on 29 January 1930,[2] it passed to the Booth Tarkington collection in Indianapolis.[citation needed]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Valcanover, Francesco (1969). L'opera completa di Tiziano [The complete paintings of Titian] (in Italian). Milan: Rizzoli. OCLC 797259902.
  2. ^ a b "Catalogue entry".