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Portrait of Luigi Alamanni

unknown (Italian School)

Basic information

ID: Ж-2021
Author: unknown (Italian School)
Name: Portrait of Luigi Alamanni
Date of creation: 16th c.
Technique: oil painting
Material: wood oil
Dimensions (height x width, cm): 65 x 49

Additionally

Type: painting
Genre: portraiture
Plot: Portrait
Exposition: Potocki Palace

Information about author

Author: unknown (Italian School)
Country: Italy

Object description

Portrait of Luigi Alamanni (1495–1556), the Italian poet, was created after a drawing by Giuseppe Zucchi (1711 or 1717 – 1767). From the brief biography of the artist written by Francesco Maria Niccolo Gabburri, we learn that Zucchi was a pupil of the prominent figure of Florentine Baroque, Ranieri del Pace. The most famous work by Zucchi is his series of engravings, published in 1744, commissioned and paid for by the Marchese Gerini, titled "Collection of Twenty-Four Views of the Principal Streets, Squares, Churches, and Palaces of the City of Florence, and Views of the City". The villas and places in Tuscany were created from Zucchi's drawings. The complete collection of works (which likely belonged to Zucchi's patron, the Marchese Gerini), consisting of seventy-seven sheets, is now held at the Pierpont Morgan Library in New York. This painting features a half-length portrait of Luigi Alamanni, depicted against a dark background. The man is dressed in dark, luxurious, festive attire and a dark headpiece. The emphasis of the portrait is on the Italian's face, which is beautifully framed by fur of a lighter hue.

Inscriptions

At the top centre, there is an inscription: "LVIGI ALAMANNI".

Portrayed person