{"product_id":"bartolomeo-bianchini-ngal498","title":"Bartolomeo Bianchini","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist: \u003c\/strong\u003eFrancesco Francia (Italian, About 1447 - 1517)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOriginal Dimensions: \u003c\/strong\u003e22 1\/4\" x 16\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLocation:\u003c\/strong\u003e National Gallery of Art, London\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout Artwork: \u003c\/strong\u003e(About 1493-5) \"Bartolomeo Bianchini was a nobleman and humanist scholar from Bologna – his name is written on the letter he holds. This is the earliest known use of a letter as a means of naming the sitter in an Italian portrait.\n\nThe painted ledge makes it appear that we are looking through a window. Bianchini’s hand seems to project over the ledge, creating the illusion that our world and the painted world are continuous, making the portrait seem more real. Ledges like this are used for the same effect in many earlier Netherlandish portraits .\n\nThe lighting from the right is unusual, suggesting that this portrait might once have been paired with a companion picture lit from the left – perhaps a portrait of the man who wrote the letter. This portrait seems to be based on the Portrait of a Man with a Ring by Francesco del Cossa (Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum, Madrid).\" - (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalgallery.org.uk\/paintings\/francesco-francia-bartolomeo-bianchini\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"National Gallery of Art London - Bartolomeo Bianchini\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eNational Gallery of Art, London\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Francesco Francia","offers":[{"title":"No Size Selected (Select a Size)","offer_id":50509547634931,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Replica Size (22 1\/4\" x 16\")","offer_id":50509547667699,"sku":null,"price":659.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Signature Size (21 1\/8\" x 15 1\/4\")","offer_id":50509547700467,"sku":null,"price":695.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Classic Size (25 7\/8\" x 18 5\/8\")","offer_id":50509547733235,"sku":null,"price":895.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Gallery Size (31 5\/8\" x 22 7\/8\")","offer_id":50509547766003,"sku":null,"price":1295.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Statement Size (40 7\/8\" x 29 3\/8\")","offer_id":50509547798771,"sku":null,"price":1995.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Grand Size (49\" x 35 1\/2\")","offer_id":50509547831539,"sku":null,"price":2795.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Estate Size (57 3\/4\" x 41 1\/2\")","offer_id":50509547864307,"sku":null,"price":3695.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Museum Size (69 3\/8\" x 50 1\/4\")","offer_id":50509547897075,"sku":null,"price":4995.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0827\/5738\/6483\/files\/BartolomeoBianchini.jpg?v=1789104543","url":"https:\/\/commissionedpaintings.com\/products\/bartolomeo-bianchini-ngal498","provider":"Commissioned Paintings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}