Lot Essay
An old inscription on the reverse of the panel identifies the sitter as Francesco del Cittadino
THE PROPERTY OF A PRIVATE COLLECTOR
FLORENTINE SCHOOL, mid-16th Century
Details
FLORENTINE SCHOOL, mid-16th Century
Portrait of a young Man, bust length, wearing a black costume and a white ruff
oil on panel
14¾ x 10¼in. (31.4 x 26cm.) with additions of 1 inch on each side
Portrait of a young Man, bust length, wearing a black costume and a white ruff
oil on panel
14¾ x 10¼in. (31.4 x 26cm.) with additions of 1 inch on each side
Provenance
Frederic Spitzer, New York
with F. Kleinberger, New York, 1935, as Giovanni Battista Moroni
with F. Kleinberger, New York, 1935, as Giovanni Battista Moroni