Lavinia Fontana Bologna (1552-1614)
Lucia Bonasoni Garzoni
Oil on canvas; inscribed ‘LUCIA BONAS: A D,GARZO[N]/ANNO ÆTATs SUE/XXVIII[I]’; in a 16th
century Emilian giltwood frame
century Emilian giltwood frame
113.5 x 87.5 cm
Provenance
Florence, 13 May 1914, lot. 49: Lavinia Fontana (attributed to), «Ritratto di Donna Lucia Bonasi di Carzo» (Portrait of Lady Lucia Bonasi di Carzo). Dress in black velvet with white collar, sitting before a table with musical instruments. Wood gilded frame with incised decoration. Canvas 1.12 x 0.85 m;
Private collection, Madrid;
Madrid, Subastas Segre, Pintura antigua online, 18 May 2021, lot 98.
Literature
M. Tanzi, La ‘gentildonna’ e liutista bolognese Lucia Garzoni in un ritratto di Lavinia Fontana, in ‘Recercare’, XXXIII, 2021, pp. 165-180.
SOLD TO THE NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART, WASHINGTON
SOLD TO THE NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART, WASHINGTON