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ID number: BIRBI-45.3 Institution: The Barber Institute of Fine Arts Artist / Maker: Signorelli, Luca (1441?-1523) Title / Object name: Portrait of Niccolò Vitelli Object type: Painting Place made: Citta di Castello, central Italy Culture: Italian Date made: 1493/6 Materials: Oil on wood Measurements: 44.2 x 33 cm (unframed) 70.4 x 59 x 5 cm (framed) Provenance: Sir Francis Cook; by descent to Herbert Cook; purchased from Messrs. T. Agnew & Sons, Ltd., in 1945 for £3,600. |
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Niccolò Vitelli (1414 - 1486) was a ruthless mercenary commander who established his family as rulers of Città di Castello. This portrait was painted after his death. It was probably commissioned by his sons as a memorial, and it originally hung with their portraits. Inscriptions / Translations: Inscribed: N.V. Notes: Exhibited: 'Mostra di Luca Signorelli', Palazzo Pretorio, Cortona, Italy, May 1953 - August 1953, no. 19; 'Luca Signorelli', Strozzi Palace, Florence, Italy, September 1953 - October 1953; 'Luca Signorelli in British Collections', National Gallery, London, UK, 11 November 1998 - 31 January 1999, no. 11. |
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| Signorelli, Luca Italian 1441? 1523 | |
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| Signorelli in British collections National Gallery, London 1999 | |
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