2314589

di BUONO After SEBASTIANO Del PIOMBO #2314589

Currency:USD Category:Art Start Price:1,600.00 USD Estimated At:0.00 USD
di BUONO After SEBASTIANO Del PIOMBO #2314589
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This is an exceptional portrait by the 19th century Florentine friar and master copyist, Fra Luigi di Buono, after a work by the master Sebastiano Luciani (1485-1547), commonly known as Sebastiano del Piombo, which resides in the Uffizi Gallery in Florence. Signed on the left side "Luigi de Buono Fr" and beneath "Firenze". Stretcher measures 21" by 26" and frame measures 30" by 36.5" by 1.5". Depicted is a lovely Italian woman of means wearing fine dress and jewelry. Relined at some point in the past, likely 20-30 years ago or more. This painting resides on the upper west side of Manhattan ( New York city ) and may be seen by appointment.



Additional images gladly forwarded upon request.



The original, entitled simply Portrait of a Woman, is displayed in The Dosso Dossi Room at the Galleria degli Uffizi in Florence. The museum indicates it was painted on wood panel measuring 68 cm by 55 cm in 1512. An image of the original by Sebastiano can be seen at the Virtual Uffizi web site.



On December 5, 2006 in the Sotheby's Old Master Paintings auction in London, a painting attributed to Luigi di Buono was offered in lot 439 with an estimate of 6,000-8,000 BP and sold for 7,200 BP (just under $14,000). This other work is an exceptional copy of "Aurora" by Guido Reni (1575-1642), the important Italian Baroque painter and founder of the Bolognese School.



Sebastiano was an important Mannerist ...
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<tr><td>Condition:Excellent</td></tr>
<tr><td>Year:19th Century</td></tr>






<tr><td>Title:di BUONO After SEBASTIANO Del PIOMBO</td></tr>



<tr><td>Location:New York, NY</td></tr>
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