The Portrait of Bindo Altoviti is a painting finished around 1515 by the Italian High Renaissance painter Raphael. It is housed in the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., United States.
| Portrait of Bindo Altoviti | |
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| Artist | Raphael |
| Year | c. 1512–1515 |
| Type | oil on wood |
| Dimensions | 60 cm × 44 cm (24 in × 17 in) |
| Location | National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. |
Bindo Altoviti, a wealthy banker born in Rome in 1491 of Florentine descent, was a cultured man with a strong appreciation for the arts.
The subject's graceful, almost effeminate pose, combined with the pronounced contrast between light and shadow, is atypical of Raphael’s portraits of men. This painting demonstrates Raphael’s experimentation with different styles during his later period in Rome, where he was heavily influenced by Leonardo work, which he studied closely. This influence is particularly evident in this piece.
The painting remained with Altoviti's descendants until 1808, when it was sold to Ludwig I of Bavaria. It then resided at the Alte Pinakothek until 1936, when, afollowing considerable debate over its attribution, it was removed from Nazi Germany by "canny English dealers".[1] Acquired by Samuel Henry Kress, the portrait subsequently became property of the National Gallery of Art collection in Washington, D.C.
A bronze bust of Altoviti by Benvenuto Cellini is exhibited in Boston at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum.[2]
See also
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edit- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-06-06. Retrieved 2007-06-13.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum". gardnermuseum.org. Archived from the original on 2015-01-21. Retrieved 2015-03-05.
Further reading
edit- David Brown and Jane Van Nimmen. Raphael and the Beautiful Banker: The Story of the Bindo Altoviti Portrait. Yale University Press, 2005.
External links
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Media related to Portrait of Bindo Altoviti at Wikimedia Commons- Catalogue record for the painting at National Gallery of Art
