Portrait of a Young Man
Circle of Pietro della Vecchia
Basic information
- ID
- Ж-2784
- Author
- Circle of Pietro della Vecchia
- Name
- Portrait of a Young Man
- Date of creation
- 17th c.
- Technique
- oil painting
- Material
- canvas oil
- Dimensions (height x width, cm)
- 71 x 60.5
Additionally
- Type
- painting
- Genre
- portraiture
- Plot
- Portrait
- Provenance
- the Lubomirski collection
- Exposition
- Potocki Palace
Information about author
Object description
The canvas was first exhibited at the "Venice – State of the Soul" exhibition (2018) and was previously unavailable to the general public. In the collection of Borys Voznytskyi Lviv National Art Gallery, it is listed as a work by an unknown artist from the 17th century. Unfortunately, the question of authorship has not sparked interest among researchers for a long time. At the same time, it is worth noting that similar images were typical of the works by Pietro della Vecchia. At the "Arte Roma" auction in Rome in 2017, two works by Pietro della Vecchia were sold, in which numerous analogies with the Lviv piece can be traced. These small-format canvases feature portrait depictions of men in a somewhat grotesque style. The costumes are very similar to those in the Lviv work – headpieces with elaborate feathers, adorned with nearly identical ornaments, and attire, including armour and leather belts. The artistic style of the work is also similar, as evidenced by the broad, impasto brushstrokes on the headpiece and feathers, which add contrast and shine to the armour. At this stage of the research, it can only be assumed that the painting belongs to the workshop or circle of Pietro della Vecchia. The "Portrait of a Young Man" can be classified as one of the so-called "bravi", portraits of soldiers, of which there are quite a few in the artist's oeuvre.
Legal regulation
Borys Voznytskyi Lviv National Art Gallery
