Collection Online as of September 27, 2023

(Italian, 1528–1588)

Oil on canvas

Framed: 136.2 x 136.2 x 12.1 cm (53 5/8 x 53 5/8 x 4 3/4 in.); Unframed: 102.2 x 104.2 cm (40 1/4 x 41 in.)

Gift of Mrs. L. E. Holden, Mr. and Mrs. Guerdon S. Holden, and the L. E. Holden Fund 1928.16

Location

118 Italian Renaissance

Description

Barbarigo served as second in command of the Venetian naval forces during the Battle of Lepanto, fighting against the Ottoman Empire on October 7, 1571. During the skirmish, Barbarigo was slain by a Turkish arrow, which he holds in the portrait.

Barbarigo’s identity is defined by his military prowess. In the 1500s, Venetian military portraits often portrayed the sitter in armor in a pose typical of a Roman emperor, creating a link to the valor and might of ancient armies.

Provenance

Possibly Giorgio Bergonzi (Venice, Italy),

Possibly Manfrin, Venice, 1856]

H. O. Miethke (Vienna, 1927])

Italico Brass, 1870-1943 (Venice, Italy), sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art, 1928.

Citations

The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966. Reproduced: p. 97 archive.org

The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969. Reproduced: p. 97 archive.org

The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978. Reproduced: p. 112 archive.org

The Cleveland Museum of Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art Catalogue of Paintings, Part 3: European Paintings of the 16th, 17th, and 18th Centuries. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1982. Reproduced: p.448; Mentioned: p. 449

Brucher, Günter. Geschichte der Venezianischen Malerei. Wien: Böhlau, 2007. Reproduced: p. 232, Abb. 125

Zamperini, Alessandra. Paolo Veronese. San Giovanni Lupatoto (Verona): Arsenale, 2013. Reproduced: p. 322

Gentili, Augusto. "Veronesiana com Figuris Almanacco 2000-2015 Parte Secunda." Venezia cinquecento 24, no. 47 (2014): 5-73. Mentioned: p. 7; Reproduced: fig. 2

Cleveland Museum of Art. Masterworks on Loan: Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the Cleveland Museum of Art: First Quarter 2016. [Cleveland]: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2016. Reproduced p. 7

Neerman, Maja. Titian's Hidden Double Portrait: Unveiled After 500 Years. Lichtervelde : Hannibal, 2019, 76. Mentioned and reproduced: p. 76, fig. 74

Korthals Altes, Gerrit. De zwarte dood in Venetië: pest, politiek en kunst in de dogenstad. 2020, 26. Reproduced: p. 26.

Exhibition history

CMA, 1956: "The Venetian Tradition," cat. no. 61, pl. XXXVIII (Catalogue by Henry S. Francis).
CMA, 1963: "The Twentieth Anniversary Exhibition of CMA," cat. no. 110.

Venice, Palazzo Justinian April 25-Nov. 4, 1939: "Mostra di Paolo Veronese," cat. no. 52 (catalogue by Rodolfo Pallucchini).

Los Angeles County Museum, 1979/80: "The Golden Century of Venetian Painting," cat. no. 44, repr. color. (Cataloge by Terisio Pignatti).

Palazzo Ducale, Venice, Italy; March 5-May 18, 1986: Venezia e la difesa del Levante: da Lepanto a Candia 1570-1670. cat. no. 13, p. 28, repr.

Washington D.C., National Gallery of Art, November 13, 1988-February 20, 1989: "Veronese: Painter and Draftsman," cat. #.

Musée du Luxembourg, Paris (9/22/2004 - 1/30/2004) and Museo Correr, Venice (2/11/2005 - 5/29/2005): "The Secular Veronese", ex. cat. no.22, p.124-125.

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (3/15/2009 - 8/16/2009) and Musée du Louvre, Paris (9/14/2009 - 1/4/2010): "Titian, Tintoretto, Veronese: Rivals in Renaissance Venice", ex. cat. no. 10, p.161.
John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, Sarasota, FL (12/6/2012 - 4/14/2013): "Paolo Veronese: Versatile Master of Renaissance Venice", fig. 18, p. 130.

The Twentieth Anniversary Exhibition: The Official Art Exhibit of the Great Lakes Exposition. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 26-October 4, 1936).

The Venetian Tradition. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (November 8, 1956-January 1, 1957).

The Golden Century of Venetian Painting. Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA (organizer) (October 23, 1978-January 28, 1979).

Venezia e la difea del Levante: da Lepanto a Candia 1570-1690. Palazzo Ducale, Venice, Venice, Italy (organizer) (March 15-July 20, 1986).

The Secular Veronese. Musée du Luxembourg, Paris, France (organizer) (September 22, 2004-September 30, 2005); Museo Correr, Venice, Italy (February 11-May 29, 2005).

Titian, Tintoretto, Veronese: Rivals in Renaissance Venice. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Boston, MA (organizer) (March 15-August 16, 2009); Musée du Louvre, Paris, France (September 14, 2009-January 4, 2010).

Paolo Veronese: Versatile Master of Renaissance Venice. John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, Sarasota, FL (organizer) (December 6, 2012-April 14, 2013).

The Cleveland Museum of Art

Portrait of Agostino Barbarigo

Paolo Veronese

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