Francesco Morandini, called Il Poppi
Portrait of a Man, possibly Francesco I de' Medici

CultureItalian (Florentine)
Titles
  • Portrait of a Man, possibly Francesco I de' Medici
Datec. 1585
MediumOil on panel
DimensionsPanel: 45 1/4 × 34 × 1 5/16 in. (114.9 × 86.3 × 3.3 cm)
Credit LineSarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation, Houston
Object numberBF.2024.6
Current Location
The Audrey Jones Beck Building
217 Blaffer Galleries
On view

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ProvenanceRev. John Sanford (1777–1855), Casino Torrigiani, Florence, and Connaught Place, London; [his sale, Christie’s, London, March 9, 1839, lot 96, as by Andrea del Sarto]; [Martin B. Asscher, London]; Frederick Holland, Llandudno, Wales, antique dealer, 1920–1930, as by Bronzino; private collection, Belgium; [Christie’s, London, December 3, 2012, lot 35]; private collection, United Kingdom; [Nicholas Hall, New York]; purchased by the Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation, 2024.
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