Caption

Portrait of Doge Nicolò da Ponte, print, album page, He is sitting at a table. This print is part of an album., printmaker: Lucas Vorsterman (II), Southern Netherlands, after painting by David Teniers (II), after painting by Jacopo Tintoretto, Italy, Brussels, grantor of privilege: Spanish Crown, 1660, paper, etching, height 173 mm x width 127 mm, The painted copy by Teniers of the original painting is in the collection of The Courtauld Gallery in London. David Teniers likely produced an oil study on canvas or panel (known as a pasticcio) of every painting in the collection of Leopold William of Austria, which served as models for the printmakers. It is not always clear whether the pasticci were made by him or by his studio. Not all pasticci have survived., Person, Nicolò da Ponte, historical persons, other sovereign: doge, A detailed black and white engraving of an elderly bearded man seated in a high-backed chair, wearing a rounded hat and a heavy fur-lined cloak with visible texture and folds, his facial features rendered with fine lines showing a long beard and deep-set eyes, one hand resting on a rounded object with decorative elements and the other partially visible beneath his cloak, a dark stippled background framing the figure and a striped horizontal band across the lower portion of the image.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B27_464

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38.8Mb (9.9Mb) / 11.1in x 13.6in / 3315 x 4086 (300dpi)

Keywords

Portrait Doge Nicolò da Ponte print album page sitting table part album printmaker Lucas Vorsterman Ii Southern Netherlands painting David Teniers Jacopo Tintoretto Italy Brussels grantor privilege Spanish Crown 1660 paper etching height 173 mm x width 127 mm painted copy Teniers original painting collection Courtauld Gallery London produced oil study canvas panel pasticcio every painting Leopold William Austria served models printmakers clear whether pasticci studio survived Person Nicolò da Ponte historical persons sovereign doge detailed black white engraving elderly bearded man seated high-backed chair wearing rounded hat heavy fur-lined cloak visible texture folds facial features rendered fine lines showing long beard deep-set eyes hand resting rounded object decorative elements partially visible beneath cloak dark stippled background framing figure striped horizontal band across lower portion image