17th century portrait of old man
Circa 1680
Italy
W 21 1/2" ( frame 26") × H 27 1/4" (frame 31 1/2"
Stock # Marh2851
SOLD
17th century oil on canvas, depicting an old man with beard.
Antonio Cifrondi was an Italian painter of the late Baroque, mainly of genre themes. He was active in Brescia and near Bergamo. He was born to a poor mason in Clusone. After some local training. Cifrondi moved to Bologna with Marcantonio Franceschini, a member of the Cignani circle.