Italian School, 18th CenturyPortrait of a prelate, half-length, seated at a writing table and holding a piece of paper oil on canvas, unframedcanvas: 50 by 39 1/2 in.; 127 by 100.2 cm.Catalogue noteThough the artist of this elegant portrait remains a mystery, an interesting pentimenti is visible at center, where the sitter's hand has shifted from clutching the cross on his necklace to holding a sheet of paper.
Italian School, 18th CenturyPortrait of a prelate, half-length, seated at a writing table and holding a piece of paper oil on canvas, unframedcanvas: 50 by 39 1/2 in.; 127 by 100.2 cm.Catalogue noteThough the artist of this elegant portrait remains a mystery, an interesting pentimenti is visible at center, where the sitter's hand has shifted from clutching the cross on his necklace to holding a sheet of paper.
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