BARTOLINI, Lorenzo
(b. 1777, Savignano, d. 1850, Firenze)

Bust of Rosa Trivulzio Poldi Pezzoli

1828
Marble, height 70 cm
Museo Poldi Pezzoli, Milan

The sitter, portrayed at the age of 28, was the mother of Gian Giacomo Poldi Pezzoli, the art collector, founder of the Museo Poldi Pezzoli. The bust is signed and dated on the base: "Bartolini faceva 1828."