A Goldsmith in Three Views

Lorenzo Lotto’s unforgettable portrait of a goldsmith in three positions was recorded as a Titian by Van der Doort. It was clearly much admired, providing the inspiration for one of the major artistic commissions of the reign: Van Dyck’s portrait of Charles I in three positions, which was sent to the sculptor Gianlorenzo Bernini in Rome as a model from which to make a marble bust of the King. This bust, now lost, appears in Greenwich Palace in the Sale inventory.

Sale Inventory c.1649-51

Titian

Three Jewelers

Walpole Society reference (1972): 
WS 300, №36
Appraisal: 
100-0-0
Sold to: 
Murray
Sale date: 
23/10/1651
Identification certainty: 
Identified