Portrait of an Artist (said to be Andrea Sacchi)
1674
unspecified
From the collection of Museum of Fine Arts Boston
1674
unspecified
From the collection of Museum of Fine Arts Boston
This painting portrays a man with long, gray hair, dressed in a dark robe over a white collar and cuffs. He sits at a wooden table, holding a palette in his left hand and a bundle of brushes in his right. On the table in front of him are papers and a quill pen in an inkwell. The man's attire and the objects on the table suggest that he is an artist or writer. The painting's style and the man's clothing are reminiscent of 17th-century European art. To learn more about the artist who created this work, look up Agostino Scilla.
