Lot Essay
We are grateful to Mr. Everett Fahy for the attribution to Rosselli.
Portrait of a Gentleman, said to be Francesco Datini, small bust length, wearing a red tunic and turban
Details
Cosimo Rosselli* (1439-1507)
Portrait of a Gentleman, said to be Francesco Datini, small bust length, wearing a red tunic and turban
tempera on panel--unframed
17.7/8 x 12in. (45.4 x 30.5cm.)
Portrait of a Gentleman, said to be Francesco Datini, small bust length, wearing a red tunic and turban
tempera on panel--unframed
17.7/8 x 12in. (45.4 x 30.5cm.)
Provenance
Sir George Lindsay Holford (+); Christie's, London, July 15, 1927, lot 8 as Baldovinetti (1,732gns. to Langton Douglas).
Viscount Rothermere, 1932.
Viscount Rothermere, 1932.
Literature
R. Benson, The Holford Collection, Dorchester House, 1927, I, no. 16, pl. 14, as Florentine School, period of Baldovinetti.
Works of Art in the Collection of Viscount Rothemere, introduction and notes by P.G. Konody, 1932, pl. 9, as Baldovinetti, where it is noted that before cradling there was an old inscription on the reverse: 'Fr. Datini fondatore della Chiesa del Ceppo, Prato'.
B. Berenson, Italian Pictures of the Renaissance: Florentine School, 1963, I, p. 22, as Baldovinetti.
Works of Art in the Collection of Viscount Rothemere, introduction and notes by P.G. Konody, 1932, pl. 9, as Baldovinetti, where it is noted that before cradling there was an old inscription on the reverse: 'Fr. Datini fondatore della Chiesa del Ceppo, Prato'.
B. Berenson, Italian Pictures of the Renaissance: Florentine School, 1963, I, p. 22, as Baldovinetti.
Sale room notice
Please note that the estimate for this lot should read $25,000-35,000.