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Portrait of an Olivetan Monk

Attributed to Baldassarre Tommaso Peruzzi Italian
Not on view

The sitter in this portrait is an Olivetan monk, a branch of the Benedictines. He is surrounded by his writing materials: an inkwell, quills, a scraping knife, a seal and red wax, as well as a packet of letters and a book closed with a clasp. The identities of both the artist and sitter are open to question. The artist may be the Sienese Baldassare Peruzzi (1481–1536), or the Venetian Battista Franco (ca. 1510–1561); both worked in Rome and were influenced by Raphael and Sebastiano del Piombo. The sitter must have been an important member of the order, and the names of two abbots have been suggested.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Portrait of an Olivetan Monk
  • Artist: Attributed to Baldassarre Tommaso Peruzzi (Italian, Ancaiano 1481–1536 Rome)
  • Medium: Oil on canvas
  • Dimensions: 38 1/4 x 28 5/8 in. (97.2 x 72.7 cm)
  • Classification: Paintings
  • Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, 1986
  • Object Number: 1986.339.1
  • Curatorial Department: European Paintings

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Frescoes from the Villa Stati-Mattei, Baldassarre Tommaso Peruzzi Italian, Fresco, transferred to canvas
Frescoes from the Villa Stati-Mattei
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Design for an Elaborate Barrel-Vaulted Chapel, Baldassarre Tommaso Peruzzi Italian, Pen and brown ink, over graphite; ruler and compass construction
Design for an Elaborate Barrel-Vaulted Chapel
Baldassarre Tommaso Peruzzi
1481–1536
Design for the Right-hand Section of the Tomb of Cardinal Francesco Armellini, Baldassarre Tommaso Peruzzi or workshop Italian, Pen and brown ink, over faint traces of leadpoint, or black chalk, and stylus-ruling
Design for the Right-hand Section of the Tomb of Cardinal Francesco Armellini
Baldassarre Tommaso Peruzzi
ca. 1523–27
Crouching Figure of Atlas, Baldassarre Tommaso Peruzzi Italian, Pen and brown ink, over leadpoint or black chalk
Crouching Figure of Atlas
Baldassarre Tommaso Peruzzi
1481–1536
Study for a Colonnade in Perspective, Baldassarre Tommaso Peruzzi , or workshop Italian, Pen and brown ink, over an armature of leadpoint, ruling, pin-pricks and compass work, on six fragments of paper
Study for a Colonnade in Perspective
Baldassarre Tommaso Peruzzi
ca. 1530

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