Antique Oil Painting of ‘La Fornarina’ After Sebastiano Del Piombo Early 19th C

A superb antique oil painting on board painting titled  ‘La Fornarina’ after Sebastiano del Piombo, early 19th century in date.

A half-length portrait of a young woman, slightly turned to left, head slightly inclined to left, gazing at spectator, a wreath in her hair, wearing pearl earrings and a white blouse beneath low cut bodice, right arm crossing waist to hold a fur cape draped over her left shoulder; plain green background. La Fornarina translates as the bakers daughter and a copy of the original with the same title is in the Uffizi, Florence.

It is housed within it's original  stunning and highly elaborate Italian Florentine  giltwood scrolling foliate frame.

Add this splendid antique painting to a very special wall in your home.

Provenance:

Collection of the late Mr Gladwyn Turbutt (1927-2025)

Condition:

In excellent condition , please see photos for confirmation.

Dimensions in cm:

Height 89 cm x Width 65 cm x Depth 8 cm  - Frame

Height 77 cm x Width 51 cm  - Painting

Dimensions in inches:

Height 2 foot, 11 inches x Width 2 foot, 2 inches x Depth 3 inches - Frame

Height 2 foot, 6 inches x Width 1 foot, 8 inches - Painting

Sebastiano del Piombo

Venetian-born and trained, perhaps by Giorgione, Sebastiano moved in 1511 to Rome, where he became a major portraitist and painter of religious subjects. He was a protégé of Michelangelo, who significantly influenced his art. His late style could be dark and sombre, and his figures have an almost clumsy force.

Sebastiano's early Venetian works resemble those by Giorgione. The Pope's banker, Agostino Chigi, one of the great patrons of the time, recognised his talent and brought him to Rome, where he also painted for patrons such as Pierfrancesco Borgherini.

It was in Rome that Sebastiano became one of the rare friends of Michelangelo and was drawn into his rivalry with Raphael. This culminated in Michelangelo providing designs for Sebastiano's Raising of Lazarus, to outshine its direct competitor, Raphael's 'Transfiguration'.

After Raphael's death, Sebastiano was the foremost painter in Rome and the first artist to return there (from Venice in 1529) after the 1527 Sack of Rome. The Pope rewarded his service by making him Keeper of the Papal Seal (hence his name the Piombo).

Our reference: A5426