The Tavitian gift to the Clark Institute (2)

The Tavitian gift to the Clark Institute (2)
The Tavitian gift to the Clark Art Institute (2)
1. Italy, circa 1515-1520

Portrait of a young man

holding a Lira da Braccio

Oil on panel – 78.4 x 55.5 cm

Williamstown, Clark Institute

Photo : Domaine public

See the image on his page

16/11/24 – Acquisitions – Williamstown, Sterling & Francine Clark Art Institute – After a first brief devoted to the very important legacy made to the Clark Institute by the founding of Aso Tavitian at the Clark Institute, the second focuses on Italian paintings of the 16th century. And the collector's pronounced taste for portraits is particularly visible since all of these paintings belong to this genre with the exception of one. Christ carrying his cross by Bronzino and a Giulio Romano. Of the latter, representing Alexander the Great holding a statue (a sort of…

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