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Source Description
A member of a distinguished Venetian family, a man of letters, and a patron of the arts, Marino Grimani ruled as doge of the city from 1595 to 1605. By presenting him in a stern profile pose and emphasizing his voluminous garments, the artist has captured the man's authoritative character. Malombra was a gentleman who devoted himself to the arts, poetry and painting, in which he followed the manner of the great Venetian painter Jacopo Comin, known as Tintoretto, who was much sought after as a portraitist. Malombra's social status allowed him easy access to powerful people in Venice.
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Document identity
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36328
label
Portrait of Doge Marino Grimani
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obj
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drawing
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Source metadata
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36328
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drawing
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normalized
title
Portrait of Doge Marino Grimani
description
A member of a distinguished Venetian family, a man of letters, and a patron of the arts, Marino Grimani ruled as doge of the city from 1595 to 1605. By presenting him in a stern profile pose and emphasizing his voluminous garments, the artist has captured the man's authoritative character. Malombra was a gentleman who devoted himself to the arts, poetry and painting, in which he followed the manner of the great Venetian painter Jacopo Comin, known as Tintoretto, who was much sought after as a portraitist. Malombra's social status allowed him easy access to powerful people in Venice.
provenance
Don Marcello Massarenti Collection, Rome [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [1897 catalogue: no. 379, as Tintoretto]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1902, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1556-1618 (Renaissance)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Painting & Drawing
oil paintings (visual works)
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1
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1
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import
dimensions
units
cm
width
142.3
height
109.2
dimensionsRaw
Painted surface H: 56 x W: 43 in. (142.3 x 109.2 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Number] On reverse of lining fabric: 881 P; [Number] On reverse of lining fabric: 279 B; [Number] Painted on reverse of original canvas: No. 48; [Inscription] On reverse of lining fabric in pink crayon: Venice
1849
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oil on canvas
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2530
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REN
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none
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1
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0
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photo
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