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Portrait of Fabrizio Naro

c. 1680

Domenico Guidi

(Italian, 1625–1701)
Culture
Italy, Rome
Medium
marble
Measurements
Overall: 81.5 x 70.4 x 50.1 cm (32 1/16 x 27 11/16 x 19 3/4 in.); Base: 18.7 cm (7 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
The Thomas L. Fawick Memorial Collection 1979.39
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Location
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Description

This figure’s individualized facial expression, dynamic turn of the head and animated drapery are all characteristic of 17th-century Roman portrait sculpture. Guidi, a pupil of Alessandro Algardi, juxtaposed broad swaths of drapery and deeply drilled and carved hair with delicate surface detail, visible here in the patterning of the jacket and the faint suggestion of a beard. Based on a comparison with a later portrait on the family tomb in the church of Santa Maria sopra Minerva, Rome, the sitter has been identified as Fabrizio Naro (d. 1697), marquis of Mompei.
A marble bust depicts a man looking to our left, his wavy hair falling around his ears with a mustache and small tuft on his chin. He has a prominent nose and eyes with carved pupils. Beneath a large, flat collar, a patterned, buttoned shirt is partially covered by a knotted cloak. The white marble is mottled with gray veins, resting on a flared, circular base.

Portrait of Fabrizio Naro

c. 1680

Domenico Guidi

(Italian, 1625–1701)
Italy, Rome

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