Aretino and Charles V's Ambassador

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Aretino and Charles V's Ambassador, 1815
Aretino and Charles V's Ambassador, 1848

Aretino and Charles V's Ambassador is a painting by the French artist

troubador style and shows Pietro Aretino facing Charles V
's ambassador, who is trying to bribe him.

1815 version

The original version is an oil on panel and measures 44 cm x 33 cm (17 in. x 13 in.). It depicts Aretino standing as he confronts the emissary who stands at the left. Fearing the satirist's mockery after the debacle of Charles'

Musée Ingres at Montauban in 1867.[2]

1848 version

In 1848 Ingres painted a replica that differs in several details. In contrast to his resolute standing pose in the original version, Aretino is shown seated languidly in a chair. In the background at the right is a young woman; at the left hangs a self-portrait by Aretino's friend Titian.[1] It is painted on canvas and the dimensions are 44 cm x 35.8 cm (17 in. x 14 in.).

This version was exhibited at the 1855 Exposition Universelle. Still owned by the family of Jean-Baptiste Marcotte-Genlis, it was also exhibited in Paris in 1913 and the 1990s.[3]

The painting was acquired in December 2012 by the

musée des beaux-arts de Lyon for 750,000 Euros, including an 80,000 E from a public appeal, to which 1536 people had donated.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^
    OCLC 58818848
  2. French Ministry of Culture
    . (in French)
  3. ^ a b Beaux-Arts : dix points incontournables à propos de l’Arétin d’Ingres, Lyon Capitale, 26 December 2012.
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