MANNER OF FRANCISCO DE ZURBARAN
Portrait of Cardinal Niccolò Albergati (circa 1637-1639)
indistinclty signed and dated 'Antonio...' (lower left)
oil on canvas
84 x 56 cm

Niccolò Albergati was born in 1372 and died in 1443. He was a prelate of the Roman Catholic Church and an Italian Carthusian. Albergati was the bishop of Bologna from 1417 until his death, and also served as a papal diplomat to France and England in 1422-1423. His beatification was awarded official confirmation from Pope Benedict XIV in 1744.

PROVENANCE:

Christies, Old Masters Pictures, 17 Sep 2004, lot 176

Property of a Private London Collection.