Main entry:

Brown, David Alan, 1942-

Title & Author:

Raphael & the beautiful banker : the story of the Bindo Altoviti portrait / David Alan Brown & Jane Van Nimmen.

Publication:

New Haven [Conn.] ; London : Yale University Press, ©2005.

Description:

ix, 261 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 230-246) and index.
The beautiful banker -- Raphael's face value -- The Bavarian buyers -- Facing the public -- Manna from heaven : the case of Ingres -- Whose face? : the search for authenticity -- Trading places.

Summary:

"Five centuries ago a stunningly beautiful young man, heir to a banking fortune, sat for a portrait by Raphael. In the artist's dynamic conception, Bindo Altoviti turns as if to speak to his Florentine bride, Fiammetta. Ardently admired over the years, as it is today, Raphael's portrait was also coolly received by more than one influential critic who cast a shadow on its reputation. This gloriously illustrated book tells the story of the portrait's creation and of its unexpected trajectory through history." "Focusing on viewers' responses to Bindo Altoviti, the book describes the transformation of the picture from a family treasure into a supposed self-portrait of the artist; its public display in Munich, where it was first celebrated, then dismissed by sceptics claiming that it was neither of nor by Raphael; and its acquisition by canny English dealers who lured the panel out of Nazi Germany. Purchased as a Raphael by American collector Samuel H. Kress, the painting was donated in 1943 to the newly opened National Gallery of Art, where Bindo's image has beguiled visitors ever since."--Jacket.

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ISBN:

0300108249 (cloth ; alk. paper)
9780300108248 (cloth ; alk. paper)

Subject:

Raphael, 1483-1520. Bindo Altoviti.
Altoviti, Bindo, 1491-1556 Portraits.
Raphael, 1483-1520 Criticism and interpretation.
Raphael, 1483-1520.
Altoviti, Bindo, 1491-1556.
Raffael 1483-1520
Raffael 1483-1520 Bindo Altoviti
Altoviti, Bindo 1491-1557
Raffaello <Sanzio>
Bindo Altoviti (Raphael)
Bindo Altoviti.

Form/genre:

portraits.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Portraits

Added entries:

Van Nimmen, Jane, 1937-
Raphael, 1483-1520.

Raphael and the beautiful banker

Holdings:

Location: Library main 243647
Call No.: BIB 173374
Status: Available