Portrait of Benedetto Varchi, also called Portrait of a Man, is an oil on canvas painting by Titian. It was painted c. 1536-1540, and hangs today in the Kunsthistorisches Museum, in Vienna.
Analysis According to Walter Gronau, the indication that the person here represented is Benedetto Varchi, the Florentine historian and humanist scholar, seems in no way proved.Gronau 1904, p. 276. It is signed "Titianus F.", with some repainting.Ricketts 1910, p. 176. Though restored, Gronau thinks it a genuine work by Titian. From the style, he thinks that this portrait must have been painted about 1550, possibly somewhat later. The Kunsthistorisches Museum, however, identifies the sitter as Benedetto Varchi without any qualification, and states that it was probably painted during his stay in Venice in 1536–1540."Benedetto Varchi". KHM. Retrieved 23-11-2022.
Provenance 1636—Collection of Bartolomeo della Nave, Venice; 1638–1649—Collection of the Duke of Hamilton; 1659 —Collection of Archduke Leopold Wilhelm, Vienna.
Gallery
See also List of works by Titian
References
Sources Gronau, Georg (1904). Titian. London: Duckworth and Co; New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. p. 276. Ricketts, Charles (1910). Titian. London: Methuen & Co. Ltd. p. 176, plate cxix. "Benedetto Varchi". Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien. Retrieved 23 November 2022.