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Circle of Jacopo Amigoni (Venice ? c.1685-1752 Madrid)

Portrait of a gentleman, traditionally identified as the castrato Carlo Maria Broschi, known as Farinelli (1705-1782), three-quarter-length, in armour, a spear in his left hand, his right pointing at a boar's head

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Circle of Jacopo Amigoni (Venice ? c.1685-1752 Madrid)
Portrait of a gentleman, traditionally identified as the castrato Carlo Maria Broschi, known as Farinelli (1705-1782), three-quarter-length, in armour, a spear in his left hand, his right pointing at a boar's head
oil on canvas, unframed
41 x 32½ in. (104.2 x 82.6 cm.)
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Lot Essay

The setting and costume are related to one of Farinelli's favorite roles, that of Epitide in Zeno's libretto Merope (1711). Farinelli sang the role three times to music by different composers including his brother Riccardo Broschi. It has been suggested that this picture may be the portrait which once hung in the armoury of his villa in Bologna and which is listed in his will.

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