Portrait of Andrea Doria (Sebastiano del Piombo) explained

Portrait of Andrea Doria
Artist:Sebastiano Del Piombo
Medium:Oil on panel
Height Metric:153
Width Metric:107
Metric Unit:cm
Imperial Unit:in
City:Rome
Museum:Doria Pamphilj Gallery

The Portrait of Andrea Doria is a painting finished by the Italian High Renaissance painter Sebastiano Del Piombo. It was painted after Sebastiano had fully mastered his Roman style.[1] The painting depicts Andrea Doria, a famed naval commander from Genoa. Doria had rescued the city from French control and was made a prince as a reward. The naval symbols on the relief at the bottom of the painting emphasize Doria's rank of Admiral.[2] The imitation antique relief at the bottom of the painting was likely included at the wishes of the patron.[3]

It is housed in the Doria Pamphilj Gallery of Rome.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Gould . Cecil . An Introduction to Italian Renaissance Painting . 1957 . Phaidon Publishers Inc. . London . 145–147 . 17 February 2024.
  2. Book: Farthing . Stephen . 1001 Paintings You Must See Before You Die . 2006 . Cassell Illustrated . London . 978-1-84403-563-2 . 159 .
  3. Book: Hall . Marcia B. . After Raphael: Painting in Central Italy in the Sixteenth Century . 1999 . Cambridge University Press . Cambridge . 0-521-48397-2 . 88–89 . 17 February 2024.
  4. Book: Velani . Livia . Grego . Giovanni . Rome: Where to find Michelangelo, Raphael, Caravaggio, Bernini, Borromini . 2000 . Scala . Florence . 88-8117-267-4 . 71 .