Lot Essay
We are grateful to Dr. Francesco Petrucci for confirming the attribution on the basis of photographs. The portrait derives from the picture by Diego Velázquez in the Galleria Doria Pamphilj, Rome.
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Portrait of Pope Innocent X (1574-1655), bust-length
Details
Pietro Martire Neri (Cremona 1601-1661 Rome)
Portrait of Pope Innocent X (1574-1655), bust-length
oil on canvas
12 7/8 x 9 ¾ in. (32.7 x 24.8 cm.)
with a red wax seal with an indistinct Royal coat-of-arms (on the reverse)
Portrait of Pope Innocent X (1574-1655), bust-length
oil on canvas
12 7/8 x 9 ¾ in. (32.7 x 24.8 cm.)
with a red wax seal with an indistinct Royal coat-of-arms (on the reverse)
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