Tiberio Titi, Portrait of a Gentleman, Oil on Panel, Early 17th Century, Framed

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Tiberio Titi (Florence, Italy, 1573 – 1638)
Title: Portrait of a Gentleman
Medium: Oil on panel
Dimensions: Without frame 122 … Read more Tiberio Titi (Florence, Italy, 1573 – 1638)
Title: Portrait of a Gentleman
Medium: Oil on panel
Dimensions: Without frame 122 x 91 cm – with frame 162 x 133 x 10 cm

Publications: Giorgio Baratti Collezione. Selezione di opere d’arte antica (Giorgio Baratti Collection. Selection of ancient works of art), curated by Professor Giancarlo Sestieri and with the participation of Professor Andrea Emiliani, Grafiche Veneziane, Venice 2011, pp. 18-19.

Tiberio Titi (1573-1638) was an Italian painter specialised in portrait painting, including small pencil paintings. He was the second son of painter and architect Santi di Tito (1536-1603), who trained his son until his death. His activity took place entirely within his father's workshop. This courtly Portrait of a Gentleman shows an elegantly clad man dressed in a black striped vest and a wide pleated collar. He is immortalised standing straight up with most of his body visible. He has a book in his right hand while his left hand is on a table on which there is an hourglass and another book. Although the pose seems casual, it was actually carefully composed for this official portrait and it is in line with the canons of the Florentine school of the late 1500s. It was a style not only encouraged by the Medici family but also by many members of the Florentine aristocracy. See less