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Ridolfo Ghirlandaio transformed the large workshop he inherited from his famous, fresco-painter father, Domenico, into one that specialized in portraits and festival decorations. One of Ridolfo’s most celebrated pictures, this work reveals his careful study of the portraits of Leonardo da Vinci and Raphael in its calm, pyramidal, and expansive presentation of the sitter and in its active, searching light. The foreground parapet, or ledge, over which a hand projects illusionistically into the viewer’s space and the glimpse of landscape through the window are devices Ridolfo borrowed from Flemish painting. The headpiece (cappuccio) and fur-cuffed robe of the unidentified sitter were customary apparel for well-to-do Florentine merchants.
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| Medium | oil paint (paint) |
| Dimensions | 49 × 68 Cm |
| Tags | portraits: male subjectItalyblack (color)buildinghillslandscapeportraitportraitsskytree of lifeCentury of Progressworld's fairsChicago World's Fairs |
| Certificate | Certificate not provided |
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Chain of custody, exhibitions, and verification milestones synced from the provenance service.
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Lisa Goldenberg Stoppato, in Annamaria Bernacchioni, Ghirlandaio: Una famiglia di pittori del Rinascimento tra Firenze e Scandicci, exh. cat.
Lisa Goldenberg Stoppato, in Annamaria Bernacchioni, Ghirlandaio: Una famiglia di pittori del Rinascimento tra Firenze e Scandicci, exh. cat. (Castello dell’Acciaiolo, Scandicci, 2010), p. 118, under no. 8.
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Ottawa, National Gallery of Canada, Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, and the Renaissance in Florence, May 29–September 5, 2005, no. 21.
Ottawa, National Gallery of Canada, Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, and the Renaissance in Florence, May 29–September 5, 2005, no. 21.
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David Franklin, Painting in Renaissance Florence, 1500–1550
David Franklin, Painting in Renaissance Florence, 1500–1550 (New Haven, 2001), pp. 108–110, fig. 78.
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Frederick A. Sweet, “La pittura italiana all’Art Institute di Chicago,” Le vie del mondo: Rivista mensile del Touring Club Italiano 15
Frederick A. Sweet, “La pittura italiana all’Art Institute di Chicago,” Le vie del mondo: Rivista mensile del Touring Club Italiano 15 (July 1953), p. 697, ill.
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Art Institute of Chicago, An Illustrated Guide to the Collections of The Art Institute of Chicago
Art Institute of Chicago, An Illustrated Guide to the Collections of The Art Institute of Chicago (Chicago, 1948), p. 26.
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Art Institute of Chicago, An Illustrated Guide to the Collections of the Art Institute of Chicago
Art Institute of Chicago, An Illustrated Guide to the Collections of the Art Institute of Chicago (Chicago, 1945), p. 29.
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Art Institute of Chicago, Masterpiece of the Month, October 1943, no cat.
Art Institute of Chicago, Masterpiece of the Month, October 1943, no cat.
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New York, M. Knoedler and Co., Italian Renaissance Portraits, March 18–April 6, 1940, no. 18.
New York, M. Knoedler and Co., Italian Renaissance Portraits, March 18–April 6, 1940, no. 18.
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René Brimo, Art et goût: L’Evolution du goût aux Etats-Unis d’après l’histoire des collections
René Brimo, Art et goût: L’Evolution du goût aux Etats-Unis d’après l’histoire des collections (Paris, 1938), p. 92.
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Bernard Berenson, Pitture italiane del Rinascimento
Bernard Berenson, Pitture italiane del Rinascimento (Milan, 1936), p. 194.
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Hans Tietze, Meisterwerke europäischer Malerei in Amerika
Hans Tietze, Meisterwerke europäischer Malerei in Amerika (Vienna, 1935), p. 331, no. 109, ill.
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Art Institute of Chicago, A Brief Illustrated Guide to the Collections
Art Institute of Chicago, A Brief Illustrated Guide to the Collections (Chicago, 1935), p. 20, ill.
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exhibition
Art Institute of Chicago, A Century of Progress, June 1–November 1, 1934, no. 47.
Art Institute of Chicago, A Century of Progress, June 1–November 1, 1934, no. 47.
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Art Institute of Chicago, A Century of Progress, June 1–November 1, 1933, no. 116.
Art Institute of Chicago, A Century of Progress, June 1–November 1, 1933, no. 116.
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Daniel Catton Rich, “The Paintings of Martin A. Ryerson,” Bulletin of The Art Institute of Chicago 27, 1
Daniel Catton Rich, “The Paintings of Martin A. Ryerson,” Bulletin of The Art Institute of Chicago 27, 1 (1933), pp. 5, 12, ill.
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bequeathed to the Art Institute, 1933.
bequeathed to the Art Institute, 1933.
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Bernard Berenson, Italian Pictures of the Renaissance
Bernard Berenson, Italian Pictures of the Renaissance (Oxford, 1932), p. 226.
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William R. Valentiner, “Paintings in the Collection of Martin A. Ryerson”,
William R. Valentiner, “Paintings in the Collection of Martin A. Ryerson”, (unpub. MS [1932], Archives, The Art Institute of Chicago), n. pag.
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Art Institute of Chicago, A Guide to the Paintings in the Permanent Collection
Art Institute of Chicago, A Guide to the Paintings in the Permanent Collection (Chicago, 1932), p. 180, no. 203.12.
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sold by Scott and Fowles to Martin A....
sold by Scott and Fowles to Martin A. Ryerson (died 1932), Chicago, 1912
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Lionello Venturi, Pitture italiane in America
Lionello Venturi, Pitture italiane in America (Milan, 1931), pl. CCCXXXVIII.
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Carlo Gamba, “Ridolfo del Ghirlandaio et Michele di Ridolfo del Ghirlandaio,” Dedalo 9
Carlo Gamba, “Ridolfo del Ghirlandaio et Michele di Ridolfo del Ghirlandaio,” Dedalo 9 (1929), pp. 465–67, ill.
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Rose Mary Fischkin, “Martin A. Ryerson Collection of Paintings and Sculpture, XIII to XVIII Century, Loaned to The Art Institute of Chicago,”
Rose Mary Fischkin, “Martin A. Ryerson Collection of Paintings and Sculpture, XIII to XVIII Century, Loaned to The Art Institute of Chicago,” (unpub. MS, 1926, Ryerson Library, The Art Institute of Chicago), pp. 23–24.
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Art Institute of Chicago, A Guide to the Paintings in the Permanent Collection
Art Institute of Chicago, A Guide to the Paintings in the Permanent Collection (Chicago, 1925), p. 159, no. 2026.
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Art Institute of Chicago, Handbook of Sculpture, Architecture, and Paintings
Art Institute of Chicago, Handbook of Sculpture, Architecture, and Paintings (Chicago, 1923), p. 71.
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Art Institute of Chicago, Handbook of Sculpture, Architecture and Paintings
Art Institute of Chicago, Handbook of Sculpture, Architecture and Paintings (Chicago, May 1922), p. 71.
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Art Institute of Chicago, Handbook of Sculpture, Architecture, Paintings, and Drawings
Art Institute of Chicago, Handbook of Sculpture, Architecture, Paintings, and Drawings (Chicago, 1920), p. 62.
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Art Institute of Chicago, Catalogue of Paintings, Drawings, Sculpture, and Architecture
Art Institute of Chicago, Catalogue of Paintings, Drawings, Sculpture, and Architecture (Chicago, 1917), p. 164.
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Art Institute of Chicago, General Catalogue of Paintings, Sculpture, and Other Objects in the Museum
Art Institute of Chicago, General Catalogue of Paintings, Sculpture, and Other Objects in the Museum (Chicago, 1914), p. 208, no. 2097.
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Possibly Prince Brancaccio, Rome [according to a letter from Wilhelm von Bode to Scott and Fowles dated January 2, 1912
Possibly Prince Brancaccio, Rome [according to a letter from Wilhelm von Bode to Scott and Fowles dated January 2, 1912
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however the bill of sale from Scott and Fowles to Martin A....
however the bill of sale from Scott and Fowles to Martin A. Ryerson dated April 13, 1912 states that the picture was “bought from the collection of Prince Piombino, Rome, about twenty years since,” copies in curatorial file]. William Beattie, Glasgow, by 1901 [see Armstrong 1901, p. 46]. Arthur T. Sulley, London, by 1910 [see letter from Bernard Berenson to Arthur T. Sulley dated October 23, 1910, in the Archives, The Art Institute of Chicago]. Scott and Fowles, New York, by 1912
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on loan to the Art Institute from 1912
on loan to the Art Institute from 1912
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Bernard Berenson, The Florentine Painters of the Renaissance, 3rd ed.
Bernard Berenson, The Florentine Painters of the Renaissance, 3rd ed. (New York and London, 1909), p. 139.
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Drawings by Old Masters in the Collection of the Duke of Devonshire at Chatsworth, intro. by S. A. Strong
Drawings by Old Masters in the Collection of the Duke of Devonshire at Chatsworth, intro. by S. A. Strong (London, 1902), p. 5.
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Walter Armstrong, “Early Italian Portraits,” Art Journal 53
Walter Armstrong, “Early Italian Portraits,” Art Journal 53 (1901), pp. 46–47, ill.
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London, Lawrie and Co., Portraits and Pictures of the Early Italian School, November 1900, no. 12.
London, Lawrie and Co., Portraits and Pictures of the Early Italian School, November 1900, no. 12.
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Art Institute of Chicago, Raphael and Titian: The Renaissance Portrait, December 15, 1999–March 19, 2000, no cat.
Art Institute of Chicago, Raphael and Titian: The Renaissance Portrait, December 15, 1999–March 19, 2000, no cat.
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Christopher Lloyd, Italian Paintings before 1600 in the Art Institute of Chicago: A Catalogue of the Collection
Christopher Lloyd, Italian Paintings before 1600 in the Art Institute of Chicago: A Catalogue of the Collection (Chicago, 1993), pp. 103–06, ill.
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Anne Fabre and Philippe Costamagna, “À propos de L’Orfèvre du Pitti,” Antichità viva 24
Anne Fabre and Philippe Costamagna, “À propos de L’Orfèvre du Pitti,” Antichità viva 24 (1985), p. 33 n. 6.
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Susan Regan McKillop, Franciabigio
Susan Regan McKillop, Franciabigio (Berkeley, 1974), p. 103.
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Burton B. Fredericksen and Federico Zeri, Census of Pre-Nineteenth-Century Italian Paintings in North American Public Collections
Burton B. Fredericksen and Federico Zeri, Census of Pre-Nineteenth-Century Italian Paintings in North American Public Collections (Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1972), pp. 83, 571.
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Bernard Berenson, Italian Pictures of the Renaissance: Florentine School, vol. 1
Bernard Berenson, Italian Pictures of the Renaissance: Florentine School, vol. 1 (London, 1963), p. 77.
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Art Institute of Chicago, Paintings in The Art Institute of Chicago: A Catalogue of the Picture Collection
Art Institute of Chicago, Paintings in The Art Institute of Chicago: A Catalogue of the Picture Collection (Chicago, 1961), pp. 41, 177, ill.
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S. J. Freedberg, Painting of the High Renaissance in Rome and Florence
S. J. Freedberg, Painting of the High Renaissance in Rome and Florence (Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1961), vol. 1, p. 78; vol. 2, pl. 80.
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Hans Huth, “Italienische Kunstwerke im Art Institute von Chicago, USA,” in Miscellanea Bibliothecae Hertzianae
Hans Huth, “Italienische Kunstwerke im Art Institute von Chicago, USA,” in Miscellanea Bibliothecae Hertzianae (Munich, 1961), pp. 516–17.
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