Lot 683
FOLLOWER OF SCIPIONE PULZONE (1544-1598)
PORTRAIT OF A CARDINAL
Standing three quarter length, wearing vestments and a cardinal's hat, inscribed IO ROMAEUS BARB./ I.C. AUDITOR ROTAE/ IN URBE DESIGNATUS/ 157..(the last number of the date unclear), oil on canvas
140 x 107cm.
* The inscription may indicate that the sitter is an Auditor of the Roman Rota, the most eminent ecclesiastical court in Rome.
