Portrait of Giulio Clovio
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| Portrait of Giulio Clovio | |
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| Artist | El Greco |
| Year | c.1571 |
| Medium | oil on panel |
| Dimensions | 58 cm × 86 cm (23 in × 34 in) |
| Location | Museo nazionale di Capodimonte, Naples |
Portrait of Giulio Clovio is a c.1571 painting by El Greco. It was commissioned by cardinal Alessandro Farnese during the artist's stay in Rome. It formed part of the Farnese collection. Charles of Bourbon inherited it in 1734 and moved it to Naples, where it now hangs in the Museo nazionale di Capodimonte.
Its subject Giulio Clovio (born 1498, Croatia) was a noted miniaturist, called "the Michelangelo of the miniature" by Giorgio Vasari. He had helped El Greco settle in Rome. He is shown holding his most famous text, the Libro d'Ore della Vergine. In the background is a landscape and a stormy sky.
Bibliography
- (in Spanish) J. Álvarez Lopera, El Greco, Madrid, Arlanza (2005), Biblioteca «Descubrir el Arte», (colección «Grandes maestros»). ISBN 84-95503-44-1
- (in Spanish) M. Scholz-Hanzsel, El Greco, Colonia, Taschen (2003). ISBN 978-3-8228-3173-1