Jacopo Ligozzi

Giovanna Garzoni (Italian, 1600–1670), A portrait of the Ethiopian traveler Zaga Christ, 1635, Watercolor and bodycolor on vellum monted on card; silver frame is later, Museum Friends Fund, 2021.21, Allen Memorial Art Museum. OBERLIN, OH.- The Allen Memorial Art Museum’s gallery of 17th- and 18th-century European art has been reimagined to reveal global stories of encounter and exchange. Central to the new installation is a significant acquisition: a portrait of the Ethiopian traveler Zaga Christ by the... [Lire la suite]

Cosmè Tura, Saint Francis Receiving the Stigmata, 1470s, miniature on vellum, National Gallery of Art, Washington, Rosenwald Collection, 1946.21.14. WASHINGTON.- One of the most innovative Italian books of the early baroque period, the Descrizione del Sacro Monte della Vernia, published in 1612, illustrates the experiences of Saint Francis and the buildings of the Franciscan community at La Verna. Drawing from the National Gallery of Art's rich holdings of works with Franciscan imagery, Heavenly Earth: Images of Saint... [Lire la suite]

Jacopo Ligozzi (Italian, 1547–1627), Head of a Woman with Elaborate Headdress. From the collection of Helen-Mae and Seymour Askin. Greenwich, CT - Greenwich is fortunate to be the one of the most active centers for the private collecting of art in the country, indeed in the world. This show serves to illustrate the diversity of three local collections. Although only a selection of a portion of their holdings, the works on view speak to the remarkable level of quality achieved and the connoisseurship their... [Lire la suite]

Raphael, Italian 1483–1520, Holy Family with Saint John or Madonna of the Rose (Sacra Famiglia con san Giovannino o Madonna della Rosa), c.1517 oil on canvas, 103.0 x 84.0 cm. Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid (P00302) Spanish Royal Collection. MELBOURNE.- The finest collection of Italian masterpieces ever to come to Australia were unveiled at the National Gallery of Victoria on 16 May. Featuring important works by masters such as Raphael, Titian and Tiepolo, the exhibition represents an unprecedented opportunity in Australia to see... [Lire la suite]

 Frans Pourbus the Younger (1569 – 1622), An Unknown Man. Oil on oval panel: 19 x 15 in. (49 x 39 cm.). Painted circa 1594. Photo: Courtesy of The Weiss Gallery/ PARIS.- Paris Tableau 2013 was a resounding success, both for its 24 international exhibitors (including 2 framing specialists) and for its 6,000 visitors. While still only in its 3rd edition, the fair has established itself as an unmissable meeting for old master paintings enthusiasts.  From the private view on Tuesday 12 November, 2,200 collectors, curators,... [Lire la suite]

Vanité sur une face, Entourage de Jacopo Ligozzi (1550 - 1627). Italie, XVI-XVIIème siècle. photo Artcurial - Briest-Poulain-F.Tajan - Paris une tête grimaçante de transi posée sur un livre, au-dessus d'une banderole portant l'inscription : EX INTERITV/ VITA ET MORS. Au dos, portrait d'un jeune homme en buste, portant un large col à dentelle. Huile sur cuivre. (restaurations). Dimensions de la plaque : 22 x 17 cm - Estimation : 8 000 / 8 500 € Artcurial - Briest-Poulain-F.Tajan. Vente du Lundi 28 juin 2010. Curiosités. Hôtel... [Lire la suite]

Jacopo Ligozzi, Two Persian Grooms Holding a Sultan’s Horse, Ca. 1580–85. Pen and brown ink, brush with watercolor and gouache, gold highlights, over traces of black chalk. 10 15/16 x 8 ¾ in. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Promised Gift of David M. Tobey NEW YORK, NY.- An Italian Journey: Drawings from the Tobey Collection, Correggio to Tiepolo presents 72 extraordinary works of the 16th through 18th centuries, from one of the preeminent collections of Italian Old Master drawings in private hands. It features masterpieces by... [Lire la suite]

Jacopo Ligozzi (Verona 1547 - 1627 Florence), A Turbanned Pasha with an Elephant Tempera heightened with gold. inscribed upper left: Bassà over Chiaus et spaì and to the right of the elephant's thigh: Elefante. 278 by 221 mm. Estimate 340,000—380,000 GBPPROVENANCE : Private Collection, England;With Trinity Fine Art, London, by 1998 NOTE : This exceptional drawing comes from an album, of which twenty-nine pages are known, twenty in the Uffizi, Florence,1 and nine others, including this one, in other public and... [Lire la suite]