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Florentine School, 17th Century — Portrait présumé de Nicolas Machiavel
Florentine School, 17th Century

Portrait présumé de Nicolas Machiavel

This 17th-century Florentine School oil on canvas painting presents a portrait presumed to depict Niccolò Machiavelli. The work reflects Renaissance portraiture conventions while capturing the intellectual gravitas of its historical subject.

Medium
Oil on canvas
Spotted At
Auction House · Sotheby's

🔨 Auction Lot

Tableaux Dessins Sculptures 1300-1900

November 4, 2022

Estimate: $5,000 – $7,000

Lot 37

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Florentine School, 17th Century, Portrait présumé de Nicolas Machiavel

This 17th-century Florentine School oil on canvas painting presents a portrait presumed to depict Niccolò Machiavelli. The work reflects Renaissance portraiture conventions while capturing the intellectual gravitas of its historical subject.

Medium
Oil on canvas
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Brown, Florentine, Classical, Historical, Italian, Portrait, Oil on Canvas, Male Figure, Renaissance, Formal

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