Jacopo Robusti, called Jacopo Tintoretto, Portrait of a bearded man, possibly Prince Antonio di Santacroce of Rome

Property from an Important American Collection
Jacopo Robusti, called Jacopo Tintoretto
Venice 1518 - 1594
Portrait of a bearded man, possibly Prince Antonio di Santacroce of Rome

oil on canvas
23 ⅜ by 18 in.; 59.2 by 45.6 cm.

Condition Report:
The following condition report has been provided by Simon Parkes of Simon Parkes Art Conservation, Inc. 502 East 74th St. New York, NY 212-734-3920, simonparkes@msn.com, an independent restorer who is not an employee of Sotheby's.

This work is in very good condition. The canvas has an old Italian lining. While the head is fully realized, the darker colors of the background, coat and beard were thinly and quickly painted by the artist. These darker colors have developed some weakness which has been retouched, particularly in the coat. There is a pentiment of what seems to be an earlier position of the collar extending from the center of the chin to the right side of the ear, which has received retouches. There appears to be another retouched pentiment running from the shoulder to the lower center. The retouches are well applied. The varnish could be freshened, but the work should otherwise be hung in its current condition.

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Provenance:
Niccolò Rangoni and Mary Ryan Rangoni (according to a label on the reverse of the frame);
Ian Woodner, New York;
With Stanley Moss, New York;
With Salander-O'Reilly Galleries, New York;
From whom acquired, July 1999.