Lot Essay
There are two possible sitters who could be associated with the inscription on the present painting; either Filippino de' Medici (1599-1602) or Fillipo de' Medici (1577-1582).
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Portrait of a young boy, traditionally identified as Filippo de' Medici, half-length, in an embroidered white doublet with a lace ruff
Details
FOLLOWER OF TIBERIO TITI
Portrait of a young boy, traditionally identified as Filippo de' Medici, half-length, in an embroidered white doublet with a lace ruff
oil on canvas
25 1/2 x 20 1/8 in. (64.8 x 51.1 cm.)
inscribed 'DON. FILIPPO MEDICI. 1601.' (upper edge)
Portrait of a young boy, traditionally identified as Filippo de' Medici, half-length, in an embroidered white doublet with a lace ruff
oil on canvas
25 1/2 x 20 1/8 in. (64.8 x 51.1 cm.)
inscribed 'DON. FILIPPO MEDICI. 1601.' (upper edge)
Provenance
Anonymous sale [Property from an English Private Collection]; Sotheby’s, Olympia, 31 October 2006, lot 129.