Portrait of Count Porto, half-length, in a black doublet and fur-lined robe

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Attributed to Paolo Caliari, il Veronese (Verona 1528-1588 Venice)
Portrait of Count Porto, half-length, in a black doublet and fur-lined robe
oil on canvas
43¾ x 39 3/8 in. (111.1 x 100 cm.)

Provenance

Palazzo Colleoni, Porto di Thiene (according to Hadeln, loc. cit.).
with Thos. Agnew & Sons Ltd., London.

Literature

D. von Hadeln, 'Two Portraits by Paolo Veronese', The Burlington Magazine, XLV, pp. 209-210, as Paolo Veronese.
G. Fiocco, 'Neue Portraits von Paolo Veronese', Pantheon, VI, pp. 545-547, as Paolo Veronese.
T. Pignatti, L'Opera di Paolo Veronese, Venice, 1976, I, p. 171, no. A16, II, fig. 729, under 'opere attribuite'.

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Lot Essay

Dated by Hadeln, loc. cit., to 1560, Pignatti suggests a dating closer to 1575.

Dr. Filippo Pedrocco, on the basis of a black and white photograph, suggests that this may be the work of Domenico Brusasorci.

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