Cardinal Giovanni Salviati and Giovanni da Cepperello
Artist
Sebastiano del Piombo
(1485-1547, active in Venice and Rome)
Dateca. 1531
MediumOil on wood
DimensionsFramed: 52 13/16 H x 45 3/8 W x 3 9/16 in. (134.1 x 115.2 x 9 cm)
Image: 42 1/8 H x 35 5/8 W in. (107 x 90.5 cm)
Image: 42 1/8 H x 35 5/8 W in. (107 x 90.5 cm)
ClassificationsPaintings
Credit LineBequest of John Ringling, 1936
Object numberSN65
Sebastiano del Piombo was trained in Venice but moved to Rome early in his career, becoming close with Michelangelo, who encouraged him and provided designs for some of his paintings. The commission for this work, in fact, came through Michelangelo, who had offered to paint Cardinal Salviati himself, but then asked Sebastiano to produce the portrait instead. Though the faces have suffered damage, other areas, such as the white drapery and hands of the Cardinal, are well preserved. The weighty, sculpted mass of the Cardinal’s body, and his twisting pose, show Michelangelo’s influence.
On View
On viewLocation
- Museum of Art, Gallery 06
Giovanni del Biondo
late 1380s
