Portrait of Febo da Brescia

Portrait of Febo da Brescia is a 1543-1544 oil on canvas painting by Lorenzo Lotto[1]. It is identified with the commission mentioned in the artist's account books in April 1543 from Febo Bettignoli da Brescia, a nobleman from Treviso, for paintings of himself and his wife, which were delivered in 1544[2]. After Febo's death in 1547 the painting passed to his wife's heirs and remained with them until her family died out in the 19th century. In 1859, via Francesco Hayez the painter, the Pinacoteca di Brera acquired the paintings of Febo and his wife - they still hang there.[3]

References
  1. Carlo Pirovano, Lotto, Electa, Milano 2002. ISBN 88-435-7550-3
  2. Roberta D'Adda, Lotto, Skira, Milano 2004.
  3. Brera. Guida alla Pinacoteca, Electa, Milano 2004. ISBN 978-88-370-2835-0
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