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About the Artwork
This young man is possibly a member of the Sforza household, the ruling family of Milan during the Renaissance. He wears a plaquette on his hat indicating his nobility and status. This medallion depicts an actual work by Andrea Riccio (1470–1532), an artist whose work is represented in the museum's collection. The medallion illustrates an allegory of fortune and virtue personified by a winged woman and a child.
Provenance
-1913: Baron Michele Lazzaroni [d- 1937], Rome, Italy and Paris, France, sold to Lord Duveen of Millbank 1913-1914: Lord Duveen of Millbank [1869-1939] City of Westminister, London, United Kingdom, sold to James Parmelee 1914-1940: James Parmelee [1855-1931] Washington DC by bequest to the Cleveland Museum of Art 1940-: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
Exhibition history
The Twentieth Anniversary Exhibition: The Official Art Exhibit of the Great Lakes Exposition. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 26-October 4, 1936). The Silver Jubilee Exhibition. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 23-September 28, 1941). 35th Anniversary Exhibition. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 20-September 30, 1951). The Portraits of Bartolomeo Veneto. Timken Museum of Art, San Diego, CA (organizer) (May 4-August 31, 2002).
Quick Overview
- Artist
- Bartolomeo Veneto (Italian, 1531)
- Date
- c. 1510s
- Medium
- oil on wood, transferred to wood
- Dimensions
- Framed: 74.9 x 57.8 x 11.1 cm (29 1/2 x 22 3/4 x 4 3/8 in.); Unframed: 39.4 x 29.2 cm (15 1/2 x 11 1/2 in.)
- Type
- Painting
- Classification
- Painting
- Department
- European Painting and Sculpture
- Credit line
- Bequest of James Parmelee
- Accession no.
- 1940.539
Data retrieved from the Cleveland Museum of Art on October 8, 2026. The museum may have updated its record since.
Open-access museum record · AT-00009403
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