tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6454459186129750328.post6585303351712181897..comments2024-03-28T03:48:25.254-07:00Comments on Grumpy Art Historian: At the National GalleryMichael Savagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11557727287816852329noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6454459186129750328.post-27183398935418059462016-11-16T01:13:13.276-08:002016-11-16T01:13:13.276-08:00I did not do my homework properly. The Arts Counc...I did not do my homework properly. The <a href="http://www.artscouncil.org.uk/sites/default/files/download-file/experts_submission_Pontormo.pdf" rel="nofollow"> Arts Council experts submission </a> states:"Provenance: Casa Gerini, Florence, to 1825; sold as Alessandro Allori (lot 276) to Earl of Caledon: thence by descent to current owner". This sounds pretty convincing.tttitohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00184498463827734499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6454459186129750328.post-5610590939743399182016-11-15T05:41:03.472-08:002016-11-15T05:41:03.472-08:00Great portrait, but if I were an NG curator a pain...Great portrait, but if I were an NG curator a painting surfacing out of nowhere would send a chill down my spine. It could come from Ruffini's collection. If Parmigianino's Saint Jerome is a fake, then we're dealing with a forger of supernatural ability. Unlikely? Yes, very. Impossible? Well ... .tttitohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00184498463827734499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6454459186129750328.post-69513192663251747022014-01-19T12:42:52.167-08:002014-01-19T12:42:52.167-08:00Thanks - yes, I actually agree with you about the ...Thanks - yes, I actually agree with you about the Florence exhibition. I don't object to pictures ever travelling - I just think the bar should be set high given risk of damage etc. I hope to get to that show myself'; it looks like a good one.Michael Savagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11557727287816852329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6454459186129750328.post-89087013476018169702014-01-14T07:29:33.007-08:002014-01-14T07:29:33.007-08:00I agree with you about the Pontormo: superb -- alt...I agree with you about the Pontormo: superb -- although living across the Atlantic, I have not seen it in person; I hope, speaking personally, it will be in the forthcoming exhibition at the Palazzo Strozzi in Florence (despite your views on travelling paintings!). But I also want to add to your good words about the National Gallery by flagging its really excellent short information on-line about this Pontormo ( http://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/pontormo-portrait-of-a-young-man-in-a-red-cap-carlo-neroni ).<br />Andrew JohnsonRenaissanceInTuscanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15739865015899421387noreply@blogger.com