Raffaello Sanzio (1483-1520), After - Portrait of Pietro Bembo

09
days
03
hours
06
minutes
26
seconds
Starting bid
€ 1
Reserve price not met
Leo Setz
Expert
Selected by Leo Setz

Over 30 years’ experience as art dealer, appraiser and restorer.

Estimate  € 1,800 - € 2,200
No bids placed

Catawiki Buyer Protection

Your payment’s safe with us until you receive your object.View details

Trustpilot 4.4 | 122713 reviews

Rated Excellent on Trustpilot.

Description from the seller

After Raffaello Sanzio (1483–1520)

Portrait of Pietro Bembo
Oil on board

This finely executed portrait represents the distinguished Venetian humanist and cardinal Pietro Bembo, shown in a red cap and dark robe against a serene landscape background. The composition follows the celebrated prototype by Raffaello Sanzio, painted around 1504 and today held in the Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest.

The original work achieved international attention when it was stolen in 1983 from the Budapest museum, together with six other Italian Renaissance masterpieces, including Raphael’s Esterházy Madonna and Giorgione’s Self-Portrait. The theft triggered the large-scale “Operation Budapest” investigation, and the paintings were later recovered in a Greek monastery in 1984.

Executed with sensitivity and refined modelling, the present painting captures the calm dignity and intellectual poise characteristic of Raphael’s portraiture. Its subtle transitions of tone and atmospheric landscape reflect the enduring appeal of the High Renaissance ideal.

Provenance: Private Austrian collection.
Size: 51 × 36.5 cm

Seller's Story

Fine art

After Raffaello Sanzio (1483–1520)

Portrait of Pietro Bembo
Oil on board

This finely executed portrait represents the distinguished Venetian humanist and cardinal Pietro Bembo, shown in a red cap and dark robe against a serene landscape background. The composition follows the celebrated prototype by Raffaello Sanzio, painted around 1504 and today held in the Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest.

The original work achieved international attention when it was stolen in 1983 from the Budapest museum, together with six other Italian Renaissance masterpieces, including Raphael’s Esterházy Madonna and Giorgione’s Self-Portrait. The theft triggered the large-scale “Operation Budapest” investigation, and the paintings were later recovered in a Greek monastery in 1984.

Executed with sensitivity and refined modelling, the present painting captures the calm dignity and intellectual poise characteristic of Raphael’s portraiture. Its subtle transitions of tone and atmospheric landscape reflect the enduring appeal of the High Renaissance ideal.

Provenance: Private Austrian collection.
Size: 51 × 36.5 cm

Seller's Story

Fine art

Details

HungaryVerified
293
Objects sold
100%
pro

Similar objects

For you in

Classical Art