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Venetian Scool, Portrait of an Elegantly-Attired Man Holding a Porcelain Cup and Saucer, 18th century

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Portrait of an Elegantly-Attired Man Holding a Porcelain Cup and Saucer   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
Artist
Attributed to UnknownUnknown : Venetian School   
 
Description painter
Unidentified painter  
 
Description 18th-century portrait painting of men, with Not identified, Unspecified, Unmentioned, UnknownUnknown or AnonymousUnknown author artist, and missing year.
Title
Portrait of an Elegantly-Attired Man Holding a Porcelain Cup and Saucer
label QS:Len,"Portrait of an Elegantly-Attired Man Holding a Porcelain Cup and Saucer"
Object type painting
object_type QS:P31,Q3305213
Description
English: Portrait of an Elegantly-Attired Man Holding a Porcelain Cup and Saucer
This intriguing portrait of a young Black man raises a host of questions, chief among them regarding the sitter's identity. The arms at upper right (featuring a faded red ring on a white field) appear to connect the work with the Barbaro family, among the most important of the Venetian patriciate. But the nature of the connection between the sitter and the Barbaro remains enigmatic: was he a visiting dignitary whom they hosted or was he a member of their household? The inclusion of the painted porcelain cup and saucer (probably produced in China for export to Europe) likely containing either hot chocolate, tea, or coffee (all prized delicacies that were similarly imported to Italy from abroad) underscores Venice's important role as a vital center of cross-cultural exchange, a meeting space for people and commodities from across the globe.
Date 18th century
date QS:P571,+1750-00-00T00:00:00Z/7
Medium oil on canvas
medium QS:P186,Q296955;P186,Q12321255,P518,Q861259
Dimensions 38 ⅜ by 29 in.; 97.5 by 73.7 cm.
Object history Auction: New York, Sotheby's, 1 February 2024, Master Paintings Part II (sale # N11442), lot 511
Source/Photographer Sotheby's

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