Date
1877
Object Type
Painting
Subject
Figure in the Historical Costume of the Contrada della Tartuca (Contrada of the Tortoise), Siena
Holding institution
Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera. On long-term loan and on display at the Museo Cassioli, Asciano (Siena), since 2007
Title
Figurino maggiore della Contrada della Tartuca
Creator
Luigi Mussini
Subject
Figure in the Historical Costume of the Contrada della Tartuca (Contrada of the Tortoise), Siena
Object Type
Painting
Original Function
Collection
Date
1877
Inscriptions
Signed and dated lower right: "L. Mussini 1877"
Crest
On the stretcher, top left, paper label : "N. 362 - ACCADEMIA DI BELLE ARTI DI BRERA / AUTORE Mussini Cesare / n. 1843/ SOGGETTO La portabandiera / DIPINTO SU tela ad olio - corn. dor. MISURE cm 103x73"; centre, paper label: "Mussini Cesare / La portabandiera / 362"; lower centre, paper laber: "Il portabandiera [...]"; On the reverse of the frame, lower left, paper label: "II/ Page-Standard-bearer of the turtle 8 ward/ (Siena)/ Prof. Luigi Mussini/ Director of the Academy/ of Fine Arts in/ Siena - Italy/ L. 90".
Technique / Support
Oil on canvas
Visual analysis of the technique
The artist captures the figure with vibrant colors, using delicate brushstrokes contrasted with more textured details that emphasize elements such as the flag's fabric, reflecting his meticulous attention to decorative features.
Dimensions
cm 103 x 73
Acquisition
Bequest Filippo Ala Ponzone, 1885
Holding institution
Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera. On long-term loan and on display at the Museo Cassioli, Asciano (Siena), since 2007
Inventory number
Inv. 1980, 362
Bibliography
Spalletti, Ettore. Entry no. 561. In Pinacoteca di Brera. Dipinti dell’Ottocento e del Novecento. Collezioni dell’Accademia e della Pinacoteca, vol. 1, Musei e Gallerie di Milano, edited by Fernando Mazzocca. Milano: Mondadori Electa, 1993. 514–515, ill.
Borghini, Gabriele. Entry no. 117. In Gian Giacomo Poldi Pezzoli l’uomo e il collezionista del Risorgimento, exhibition catalogue (Milano, Museo Poldi Pezzoli, 12 November 2011–13 February 2012), edited by Lavinia Galli Michero and Fernando Mazzocca. Torino: Umberto Allemandi & Co., 2011. 116-117, ill
Borghini, Gabriele. Entry no. 117. In Gian Giacomo Poldi Pezzoli l’uomo e il collezionista del Risorgimento, exhibition catalogue (Milano, Museo Poldi Pezzoli, 12 November 2011–13 February 2012), edited by Lavinia Galli Michero and Fernando Mazzocca. Torino: Umberto Allemandi & Co., 2011. 116-117, ill
Conservation status
Fair
Restoration history
Conservation work carried out in 2007 by Barbara Ferriani, Studio di restauro
Supervisory Authority: Superintendence of Archaeology, Fine Arts and Landscape for the Metropolitan City of Milan
Internal scientific director: Brera Academy of Fine Arts, Chiara Nenci
Technical director / Qualified restorer: Barbara Ferriani
Supervisory Authority: Superintendence of Archaeology, Fine Arts and Landscape for the Metropolitan City of Milan
Internal scientific director: Brera Academy of Fine Arts, Chiara Nenci
Technical director / Qualified restorer: Barbara Ferriani
Frame, base, secondary support
Historical frame. A rectangular, gilded, and moulded frame in the style of Salvator Rosa, with alternating concave and convex profiles, measuring 131×100 cm.
Unique identifier
0300663567