JACOPO LIGOZZI (1547–1627)
Ecce Homo (front) / Christ bearing the Cross (reverse)
Year
1588
Medium
Miniature painted in tempera on parchment in a rock crystal and gold filigree frame decorated with the fleurs-de-lys and the balls of the Medici coat-of-arms at each side and in the lower part. The gold suspension ring at the top also bears the balls of the Medici emblem
Dimensions
6.9 x 4.9 cm; 2 3/4 x 1 7/8 in
(framed: 10 x 8.3 cm; 4 x 3 1/4 in)
Signed and dated
Signed: “IACOPO LIGOZZI” on the front in the lower part on Christ’s mantle; dated on the reverse “1588” on the base of the cross
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Literature
Authentication by Lucilla Conigliello, 20 February 2013;
A. Cecchi, L. Conigliello, & M. Faietti, Jacopo Ligozzi. “Pittore universalissimo”, exh. cat., Livorno 2014, pp. 158 - 159, no. 56.
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