Portrait of a Monk
ArtistAttributed to
Giovanni Boccati
(Italian, 1420 - 1487)
Dateca. 1473
Object number62.0261
Mediumtempera on panel
Dimensions20 3/4 x 14 5/8 x 1/4 in. (52.7 x 37.1 x 0.6 cm)
frame: 30 1/2 x 34 3/4 x 3 in. (77.5 x 88.3 x 7.6 cm)
frame: 30 1/2 x 34 3/4 x 3 in. (77.5 x 88.3 x 7.6 cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineMuseo de Arte de Ponce. The Luis A. Ferré Foundation, Inc.
Gift of the Samuel H. Kress Foundation, New York
Collections
On View
Not on viewDescriptionGiovanni di Piermatteo Boccati was a transitional figure between the Late Gothic manner and the Renaissance styles that took root in the central region of Italy in the mid-fifteenth century. In this painting, Boccati draws the sitter’s facial features very precisely, which shows the influence of Piero della Francesca, one of the most admired painters of the time. The attribution of this painting to Boccati has been discussed and debated over the years.
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