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Portrait Bust of Dorotea Quistella,

1536

Tullio India, Italian, after 1550–1624
formerly attributed to Francesco Torbido, Italian, c. 1482-85–after 1562
y1935-38

Information

Title
Portrait Bust of Dorotea Quistella
Dates

1536

Maker
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
61 x 53.5 cm (24 x 21 1/16 in.) frame: 79.2 x 72 x 6.1 cm (31 3/16 x 28 3/8 x 2 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Henry White Cannon Jr., Class of 1910, in memory of his Father
Object Number
y1935-38
Place Made

Europe, Verona

Inscription
Inscription on the background: L ILLUSE SIG. DOROTTEA/ QUISTELLA ROMANA/ FONDATRICE DELLA S./ CASA DELLA TRINITA/ ANNO 1536.;
Culture
Materials

Giovanni Francesco Sambonifacio (1784-1854), Verona; Purchased from him by Andrea Monga (1794-1861) in 1825(?); By descent to his son, Francesco Monga (?-1885); his brother, Pietro Monga (?-?); Purchased from him by Jean Paul Richter (1847-1937) in Verona in May 1886; Purchased from him by Henry White Cannon (1850-1934); by descent to his son, Henry (Harry) W. Cannon, Jr. (1887-1966), Class of 1910; Donated to the Museum in 1935.

[Mentioned in Giovanni Battista da Perisco, Descrizione di Verona (1820), Parte II, pp. 29, 30]

formerly attributed to Francesco Torbido, Italian, c. 1482-85–after 1562