Bartolomeo Nazari (Clusone 1693-Milano 1758) attr.

"Portrait of a gentleman" oil on canvas attributable to Bartolomeo Nazari (Clusone 1693-Milan 1758). He trained in Bergamo with Vittore Ghislandi (Fra' Galgario), then went to Venice and Rome where he was a pupil of Angelo Trevisani, Francesco Trevisani and Benedetto Luti. He was one of the most skilled and sought-after portrait painters of the late Baroque period, not only among the Venetian nobility, he had opened a thriving workshop in Venice, and Bergamo, but by the most important Italian and European personalities, including Emperor Charles VII in 1744. The main elements that characterize his portraits concern the setting of his effigies, the color rich in nuances, and his ability to render, with great realism, the physiognomy and psychological characteristics of the effigied characters. All these particularities can be found in our painting and to confirm all this, just compare it with the painting depicting his "self-portrait" from the Molinari Pradelli collection, where the 3/4 pose, the way the dress is painted and the gaze of the character are very similar. Our painting, of extreme pictorial finesse, was part of the furnishings of the Castle of Pomerio where it was purchased at the end of the 70s of the last century, is on its original canvas and virtually free of restorations and dates back to between 1730-50. The frame was probably replaced in 1922. Gilded Empire frame. Canvas measurements 68x57, with frame 90x78