Milanese gallery owner Carlo Orsi recently confirmed that the author of one of the paintings in his collection is the famous Florentine painter Pontormo (real name Jacopo Karuchchi).

Milanese gallery owner Carlo Orsi (Carlo Orsi) recently confirmed that the author of one of the paintings in his collection is the famous Florentine painter Pontormo (Pontormo, real name Jacopo Karuchchi, Jacopo Carucci). Attribution of "Portrait of a gentleman" Pontormo previously questioned.

the first time, attributed Pontormo art historian Roberto Longhi (Roberto Longhi) in 1952. However, after Longwy this masterpiece of portraiture was closed to the public, so all subsequent art historians, who were involved in the assessment of the portrait, were very careful in its attribution Pontormo. After all, what was in their possession is the result of examination of half a century ago.

Now that picture is again available to browse, all doubts about its authorship dispersed. Specialists also unanimous in dating paintings 1541-1544. Thus, this work is in line with the "Portrait of Monsignor Della Casa, who is now in the National Gallery of Art in Washington. Both portraits - rare examples of late works by the artist. During this period, Pontormo was engaged to the frescoes decorating the church of Saint Lorenzo. Unfortunately, these frescoes were subsequently lost. Bright representative of Mannerism Pontormo's good pleasure to Michelangelo (Michelangelo). However, the artist and art historian Giorgio Vasari (Giorgio Vasari) believed his style was too bizarre.

Earlier, some believed that the clothes the gentleman in the portrait was not written by Pontormo, and his assistant. Now the sole authorship of the great master proved. Galerist Orsi celebrates his victory.

Material prepared Maria Onuchina, AI

Source: theartnewspaper.com , artinvestment.ru