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Source Description
Batoni was particularly famous for his portraits and had many elite clients, such as Cardinal Prospero Colonna di Sciarra (1708-65), who was a member of a great Roman noble family. The cardinal can be identified by the letter he holds, which is addressed to him. The red color of the clothing of his ecclesiastic office produces an imposing effect against the dark background. Batoni's virtuosity in the handling of paint comes through in the meticulous depiction of different textures, such as hair, silk, and lace.For more information on this portrait, please see Federico Zeri's 1976 catalogue no. 415, pp. 526-527.
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Document identity
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40598
label
Portrait of Cardinal Prospero Colonna di Sciarra
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obj
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drawing
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Source metadata
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40598
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drawing
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title
Portrait of Cardinal Prospero Colonna di Sciarra
description
Batoni was particularly famous for his portraits and had many elite clients, such as Cardinal Prospero Colonna di Sciarra (1708-65), who was a member of a great Roman noble family. The cardinal can be identified by the letter he holds, which is addressed to him. The red color of the clothing of his ecclesiastic office produces an imposing effect against the dark background. Batoni's virtuosity in the handling of paint comes through in the meticulous depiction of different textures, such as hair, silk, and lace.For more information on this portrait, please see Federico Zeri's 1976 catalogue no. 415, pp. 526-527.
provenance
Colonna de Sciarra family (?), Rome [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Don Marcello Massarenti Collection, Rome [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [1897 catalogue: no. 288]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1902, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
ca. 1750 (Baroque)
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CC0
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en
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Painting & Drawing
oil paintings (visual works)
portraits
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2
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2
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import
dimensions
units
cm
width
100.7
height
75.4
dimensionsRaw
Painted surface H: 39 5/8 x W: 29 11/16 in. (100.7 x 75.4 cm)
Source extras
cul
Italian
inscriptions
[Transcription] Inscribed on the front of the letter held by the sitter: ALL'EMINMO E REVMO PRINE / IL CARD COLONNA DE SCIARRA; [Translation] To the Most Eminent and Most Reverend Prince
the Cardinal Colonna di Sciarra
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oil on canvas
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