Portrait of a Young Man holding a Skull

Bernardino Licinio (circa 1490 - circa 1565)

Ashmolean Museum

One of six paintings bequeathed by Gaspard Farrer which previously belonged to his father Sir William Farrer, one of the best-known collectors of Italian pictures in the late nineteenth century. The 6 works were part of a larger bequest which included pictures, prints, Oriental ceramics and silver plate.

• Medium: oil on canvas
• Dimensions: 76 x 62 cm
• ArtFunded in: 1946
• Bequeathed by Gaspard Farrer through The Art Fund

Provenance

From the Ashburton & Northampton collections.

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