Frascione Gallery
Skip to main content
  • Menu
  • Artworks
  • Exhibitions
  • Publications
  • News
  • Art Fairs
  • About
Cart
0 items £
Checkout

Item added to cart

View cart & checkout
Continue shopping
Menu
Artworks
  • Artworks

Old Masters

Giuseppe Vermiglio, Portrait of a man, ca. 1630

Giuseppe Vermiglio

Portrait of a man, ca. 1630
oil on copper
3 1/4 x 3 1/2 in
8.4 x 9 cm
Enquire
%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22artist%22%3EGiuseppe%20Vermiglio%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22title_and_year%22%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22title_and_year_title%22%3EPortrait%20of%20%20a%20man%3C/span%3E%2C%20%3Cspan%20class%3D%22title_and_year_year%22%3Eca.%201630%3C/span%3E%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22medium%22%3Eoil%20on%20copper%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22dimensions%22%3E3%201/4%20x%203%201/2%20in%3Cbr/%3E%0A8.4%20x%209%20cm%3C/div%3E
View on a Wall
Read more

Literature

Unpublished
Expertise by Nicola Spinosa

This miniature portrait on copper depicts a man in his thirties wearing an ochre jacket with silver and gold trim and a double embroidered collar, indicative of a date no later than the 1630s. The sitter’s expressive gaze, subtle smile, and chiaroscuro depth suggest influence from Roman theatrical styles of the 1620s, notably Caravaggio’s followers, Sacchi, and Bernini. However, the synthetic brushwork, precise nasal highlights, and realistic eye modeling point to Giuseppe Vermiglio, a Lombard painter active in Rome from 1604 to 1619. The collar and Spanish-style facial hair support a 1630s dating, after Vermiglio’s return to Lombardy in 1621, where he adapted his style to local trends, collaborating with Daniele Crespi and absorbing influences from Giulio Cesare Procaccini. Vermiglio’s late Roman style—echoed in the sitter’s vivid expression and tousled hair—blends with Crespi’s portrait innovations, as seen in works like David and Goliath, Saint John the Baptist in the Wilderness, and the Funeral of Saint Thomas Becket. The portrait’s naturalistic synthesis also recalls Vermiglio’s Portrait of Abbot Celso Dugnani.

Previous
|
Next
7 
of  22
FLORENCE
 
Palazzo Ricasoli Firidolfi
Via Maggio 5
50125 Florence, Italy
 
Monday to Friday: 9am - 1pm              
Wednesday - Thursday: 3pm - 7pm
 
+39 055 23 99 205
info@frascione.com
MIAMI
 
Miami
Florida, 33149
USA
 
Open by appointment              
 
 
+1 305 632-3611
info@frascione.com
Facebook, opens in a new tab.
Instagram, opens in a new tab.
Pinterest, opens in a new tab.
LinkedIn, opens in a new tab.
Join the mailing list
Send an email
Youtube, opens in a new tab.
Privacy Policy
Cookie Policy
Manage cookies
Copyright © 2025 Frascione Gallery
Site by Artlogic

This website uses cookies
This site uses cookies to help make it more useful to you. Please contact us to find out more about our Cookie Policy.

Manage cookies
Accept

Cookie preferences

Check the boxes for the cookie categories you allow our site to use

Cookie options
Required for the website to function and cannot be disabled.
Improve your experience on the website by storing choices you make about how it should function.
Allow us to collect anonymous usage data in order to improve the experience on our website.
Allow us to identify our visitors so that we can offer personalised, targeted marketing.
Save preferences
Close

Join our mailing list


Signup

* denotes required fields

We will process the personal data you have supplied to communicate with you in accordance with our Privacy Policy. You can unsubscribe or change your preferences at any time by clicking the link in our emails.