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Bolognese School, circa 1690
Lot 136

Bolognese School, circa 1690

Portrait of a gentleman, said to be Filippo Massini (1559-1617), standing, three-quarter-length, in a black costume with a millstone ruff, holding a book, by a table and chair

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Bolognese School, circa 1690
Portrait of a gentleman, said to be Filippo Massini (1559-1617), standing, three-quarter-length, in a black costume with a millstone ruff, holding a book, by a table and chair
inscribed 'Filippo Massini J· C· e Poeta morto in Bolognia Lettor primario di Legge l'anno 161[0] doppo essere stato in molte altre Vniversita d'Italia' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas, unlined
42 3/8 x 33½ in. (107.7 x 87.5 cm.)

Specialist note

Filippo Massini, jurist and poet, was Professor at the Universities of Bologna, Fermo, Pisa and Pavia. He was a member of the Accademia degli Insensati, one of the many learned societies founded to promote literary, philosophical, and historical studies (the most famous such academy was the Accademia della Crusca), with the sobriquet of Estatico.