HAYEZ, Francesco
(b. 1791, Venezia, d. 1882, Milano)

Portrait of Gian Giacomo Poldi Pezzoli

c. 1851
Oil on canvas, 120 x 94 cm
Museo Poldi Pezzoli, Milan

Gian Giacomo Poldi Pezzoli was a famous art collector, founder of the Museo Poldi Pezzoli in Milan. This portrait was commissioned by his mother, Rosina Trivulzio, and it is a typical, high quality example of Francesco Hayez's style in portraiture.




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