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Anton Raphael Mengs worked for princely clients in Dresden, Madrid, Naples, and Rome, and was an early promoter of the Neoclassical style in art and writing. Francesco Saverio Zelada, depicted here, was an enthusiast of the arts and sciences who eventually rose to the position of Secretary of State for the Vatican. This work was probably commissioned when Zelada was made a cardinal in 1773. The sitter proudly holds a biretta, the scarlet cap traditionally worn by cardinals. Meng’s masterful use of color and texture to enhance the status of his sitters is on full display here through the evocation of silk, lace, fur, and ruddy flesh.
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| Medium | oil paint (paint) |
| Dimensions | 66 × 90 Cm |
| Tags | portraits: male subjectportraitportraitsreligious attirered (color)boxreligious |
| Certificate | Certificate not provided |
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Supplemento alla serie dei trecento elogi e ritratti degli uomini I piu’ illustri in pittura, scultura e architettura…
Supplemento alla serie dei trecento elogi e ritratti degli uomini I piu’ illustri in pittura, scultura e architettura… (Florence, 1776), col. 107.
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G. K. Nagler, “Mengs, Anton Rafael” in Neues allgemeines Künstler-Lexicon, vol. 9
G. K. Nagler, “Mengs, Anton Rafael” in Neues allgemeines Künstler-Lexicon, vol. 9 (Munich, 1840), p. 106.
Wed
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[Giovanni Lodovico Bianconi], Elogio Storico del Cavaliere Anton Raffaele Mengs
[Giovanni Lodovico Bianconi], Elogio Storico del Cavaliere Anton Raffaele Mengs (Milan, 1780), p. [6].
Wed
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Catalogue dei quadri ed altri oggetti della Galleria Rinuccini per comodo dei signori che favoriscono visitaria
Catalogue dei quadri ed altri oggetti della Galleria Rinuccini per comodo dei signori che favoriscono visitaria (Florence, 1845), p. 17, no. 16.
Wed
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D. José Nicolás de Azara, Opere di Antonio Raffaello Mengs, primo pittore del Re Cattolico Carlo III, ed. by Carlo Fea
D. José Nicolás de Azara, Opere di Antonio Raffaello Mengs, primo pittore del Re Cattolico Carlo III, ed. by Carlo Fea (Rome, 1787), pp. XXIV, LXVII.
Wed
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Karl Woermann, “Ismael und Anton Raphael Mengs,” Zeitschrift für bildende Kunst, N.F. 5
Karl Woermann, “Ismael und Anton Raphael Mengs,” Zeitschrift für bildende Kunst, N.F. 5 (1894), p. 288.
Wed
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Carlo Giuseppi Ratti, Epilogo della vita del fu Cavaliere Antonio Raffaello Ments…
Carlo Giuseppi Ratti, Epilogo della vita del fu Cavaliere Antonio Raffaello Ments… (Genoa, 1779), p. VIII; edition of 1795 (Pavia, 1795), pp. IX, 89-90.
Wed
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Federico Fantozzi, Nuova guida ovvero descrizione storico-artistico-critica della cittá e contorni di Firenze
Federico Fantozzi, Nuova guida ovvero descrizione storico-artistico-critica della cittá e contorni di Firenze (Florence, 1843), p. 724.
Wed
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[Doray de Longrais], Oeuvres de M. Mengs, Premier Peintre du Roi d’Espagne & du Roi de Pologne, Professeur de l’Académie Capitoline à Rome, etc.
[Doray de Longrais], Oeuvres de M. Mengs, Premier Peintre du Roi d’Espagne & du Roi de Pologne, Professeur de l’Académie Capitoline à Rome, etc. (Regensburg, 1782), p. 25.
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Giacinto Cantalamessa Carboni, Ricerche sulla vita del Commendatore Annibal Caro e considerazioni intorno le sue opere
Giacinto Cantalamessa Carboni, Ricerche sulla vita del Commendatore Annibal Caro e considerazioni intorno le sue opere (Ascoli, 1858), p. 324.
Wed
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D. Juan Andres, Cartas familiares del Abate D. Juan Andres a su hermano D. Carlos Andres dandole noticia del viage que hizo á varias ciudades de Italia en el año 1785, vol. 1
D. Juan Andres, Cartas familiares del Abate D. Juan Andres a su hermano D. Carlos Andres dandole noticia del viage que hizo á varias ciudades de Italia en el año 1785, vol. 1 (Madrid, 1791), p. 187.
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Diario Ordinario, Rome, no. 554
Diario Ordinario, Rome, no. 554 (22 April, 1780), pp. 8-9.
Wed
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G. Schilling, Anton Raphael Mengs’ sämmtliche hinterlassene Schriften, vol. 1
G. Schilling, Anton Raphael Mengs’ sämmtliche hinterlassene Schriften, vol. 1 (Bonn, 1843), p. 27, no. 3; vol. 2 (Bonn, 1844), p. 202
Wed
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C.F. Prang, Des Ritters Anton Raphael Mengs, ersten Mahlers Karl III. Königs in Spanien hinterlaßne Werke, vol. 1
C.F. Prang, Des Ritters Anton Raphael Mengs, ersten Mahlers Karl III. Königs in Spanien hinterlaßne Werke, vol. 1 (Halle, 1786), pp. 54, 110.
Wed
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Società e corte di Firenze sotto il regno di Francesco II e Leopoldo I di Lorena-Absburgo
Società e corte di Firenze sotto il regno di Francesco II e Leopoldo I di Lorena-Absburgo (Florence, 1877), p. 183.
Wed
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Ornella Francisci Osti, "Key Figures in Eighteenth-Century Rome," in Edgar Peters Bowron and Joseph J. Rishel, eds., Art in Rome in the Eighteenth Century, exh. cat., Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2000, p. 103.
Ornella Francisci Osti, "Key Figures in Eighteenth-Century Rome," in Edgar Peters Bowron and Joseph J. Rishel, eds., Art in Rome in the Eighteenth Century, exh. cat., Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2000, p. 103.
Wed
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Cardinal Francesco Saverio de Zelada (died 1801), Rome, until 1801....
Cardinal Francesco Saverio de Zelada (died 1801), Rome, until 1801. Probably Marchese Pierfrancesco Rinuccini (died circa 1852), Florence, by 1845 [see Rinuccini catalogue, 1845, p. 17, no. 16]. Antonio Baccelli, Rome, 1959 [lent to Rome 1959]. Marcello and Carlo Sestieri, Rome, 1959
Wed
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exhibition
Rome, Palazzo delle Esposizioni, Il Settecento a Roma, March 19 - May 31, 1959, cat. 1451.
Rome, Palazzo delle Esposizioni, Il Settecento a Roma, March 19 - May 31, 1959, cat. 1451.
Wed
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Susan Wise, “European Portraits 1600–1900,” Bulletin of The Art Institute of Chicago 72, 4
Susan Wise, “European Portraits 1600–1900,” Bulletin of The Art Institute of Chicago 72, 4 (1978), pp.16–17 (ill.).
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Steffi Roettgen, Anton Raphael Mengs 1728-1779, vol. 1
Steffi Roettgen, Anton Raphael Mengs 1728-1779, vol. 1 (Munich, 1999), pp. 309-310, no. 240, ill.
Tue
18
Feb
exhibition
Art Institute of Chicago, The Art of the Edge: European Frames 1300-1900, Oct. 17–Dec. 14, 1986, cat. 25.
Art Institute of Chicago, The Art of the Edge: European Frames 1300-1900, Oct. 17–Dec. 14, 1986, cat. 25.
Tue
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Carlo Pietrangeli, “L’Appartamento del Cardinal Zelada in Vaticano,” Bollettino dei Musei e Gallerie Pontificie 6
Carlo Pietrangeli, “L’Appartamento del Cardinal Zelada in Vaticano,” Bollettino dei Musei e Gallerie Pontificie 6 (1986), p. 160, fig. 6.
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exhibition
Art Institute of Chicago, European Portraits 1600-1900 in The Art Institute of Chicago, July 8–Sep. 11, 1978, cat. 11 (ill.).
Art Institute of Chicago, European Portraits 1600-1900 in The Art Institute of Chicago, July 8–Sep. 11, 1978, cat. 11 (ill.).
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Herbert von Einem, Anton Raphael Mengs: Briefe an Raimondo Ghelli und Anton Maron
Herbert von Einem, Anton Raphael Mengs: Briefe an Raimondo Ghelli und Anton Maron (Göttingen, 1973), pp. 68-69, 103 n. 1.
Wed
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Steffi Röttgen, "Two Portraits by Mengs in The Art Institute of Chicago," Museum Studies 5
Steffi Röttgen, "Two Portraits by Mengs in The Art Institute of Chicago," Museum Studies 5 (1970), pp. 65-72, fig. 1.
Wed
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John Maxon, The Art Institute of Chicago
John Maxon, The Art Institute of Chicago (New York, 1970), pp. 64 (ill.), 284.
Wed
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"La Chronique des arts," supplement to the Gazette des Beaux-Arts series 6, 75
"La Chronique des arts," supplement to the Gazette des Beaux-Arts series 6, 75 (1970), p. 73, fig. 36.
Tue
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"Recent Accessions" Apollo 90, 89
"Recent Accessions" Apollo 90, 89 (1969), p. 78, fig. 6.
Tue
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sold to the Art Institute, 1969.
sold to the Art Institute, 1969.
Tue
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J[oseph] J. R[ishel], Calendar of The Art Institute of Chicago 63
J[oseph] J. R[ishel], Calendar of The Art Institute of Chicago 63 (Summer 1969), n. p., ill. on cover.
Tue
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Ruth Davidson, "Museum Accessions," Antiques 96
Ruth Davidson, "Museum Accessions," Antiques 96 (1969), p. 670 (ill.).
Tue
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"La Chronique des arts," supplement to the Gazette des Beaux-Arts series, no 1203
"La Chronique des arts," supplement to the Gazette des Beaux-Arts series, no 1203 (April, 1969), p. 5.
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The Art Institute of Chicago, Annual Report 1968-1969
The Art Institute of Chicago, Annual Report 1968-1969 (Chicago, 1969), pp. 16, 17.
Thu
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Anton Haidacher, Geschichte der Päpste in Bildern, mit einem geschichtlichen Überblick von Josef Wodka. Eine Dokumentation zur Papstgeschichte von Ludwig, Freiherr von Pastor
Anton Haidacher, Geschichte der Päpste in Bildern, mit einem geschichtlichen Überblick von Josef Wodka. Eine Dokumentation zur Papstgeschichte von Ludwig, Freiherr von Pastor (Zurich, 1965), p. 713, ill.
Thu
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Dieter Honisch, Anton Raphael Mengs und die Bildform des Frühklassizismus
Dieter Honisch, Anton Raphael Mengs und die Bildform des Frühklassizismus (Recklinghausen, 1965), p. 126, no. 266.
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