Follower of Bartolomeo Passerotti

Portrait of Pope Pius V (1504-1572), in benediction

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Follower of Bartolomeo Passerotti
Portrait of Pope Pius V (1504-1572), in benediction
oil on canvas
38 ¾ x 28 ¼ in. (93 x 71.5 cm.)
with inventory number '276' (lower left), in a marbled frame

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Lot Essay

This portrait relates to a portrait of Pope Pius V by Bartolomeo Passerotti in the Walkers Art Gallery, Baltimore (see A. Ghirardi, Bartolomeo Passerotti, Painter (1529-1592): General Catalogue, Rimini, 1990, no. 5).

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