Otto van Veen
Portrait of Alessandro Farnese (1545-1592)circa 1585

Not on view

Oil painting of an armored man in an oval portrait medallion surrounded by gilded sculptural figures and green drapery, with a Latin inscription below

Otto van Veen, Portrait of Alessandro Farnese (1545-1592), circa 1585, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Purchased with funds provided by the Art Museum Council Fund, anonymous donors, The Broad Art Foundation, Marilyn and Calvin Gross, Alice and Nahum Lainer, Lenore and Richard Wayne, Suzanne and David Booth, Ann Colgin and Joseph H. Wender, Marc and Eva Stern Foundation, Christopher V. Walker, Myron Laskin, Barbara Guggenheim and Virginia and William M. Carpenter through the 2003 Collectors Committee, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker: Otto van Veen
Northern Netherlands, 1556-1629, active Southern Netherlands
Title: Portrait of Alessandro Farnese (1545-1592)
Date Made: circa 1585
Medium: Oil heightened with gold on copper
Dimensions: Canvas: 8 x 5 in. (20.3 x 12.7 cm) Framed: 11 7/8 x 9 x 1 1/8 in. (30.2 x 22.9 x 2.9 cm)
Credit Line: Purchased with funds provided by the Art Museum Council Fund, anonymous donors, The Broad Art Foundation, Marilyn and Calvin Gross, Alice and Nahum Lainer, Lenore and Richard Wayne, Suzanne and David Booth, Ann Colgin and Joseph H. Wender, Marc and Eva Stern Foundation, Christopher V. Walker, Myron Laskin, Barbara Guggenheim and Virginia and William M. Carpenter through the 2003 Collectors Committee
Accession Number: M.2003.69
Classification: Paintings
Collecting Area: European Painting and Sculpture
Selected Bibliography: Lattuada, Riccardo, ed. Alessandro Farnese: un Grande Condottiero in Miniatura: Il Duca di Parma e Piacenza Ritratto da Jean de Saive = Alessandro Franese: a Miniature Portrait of the Great General: the Duke of Parma and Piacenza Portrayed by Jean de Saive. Milan: Formec Biffi, 2016.

Otto van Veen
Portrait of Alessandro Farnese (1545-1592)circa 1585

Not on view

Artist or Maker: Otto van Veen
Northern Netherlands, 1556-1629, active Southern Netherlands
Title: Portrait of Alessandro Farnese (1545-1592)
Date Made: circa 1585
Medium: Oil heightened with gold on copper
Dimensions: Canvas: 8 x 5 in. (20.3 x 12.7 cm) Framed: 11 7/8 x 9 x 1 1/8 in. (30.2 x 22.9 x 2.9 cm)
Credit Line: Purchased with funds provided by the Art Museum Council Fund, anonymous donors, The Broad Art Foundation, Marilyn and Calvin Gross, Alice and Nahum Lainer, Lenore and Richard Wayne, Suzanne and David Booth, Ann Colgin and Joseph H. Wender, Marc and Eva Stern Foundation, Christopher V. Walker, Myron Laskin, Barbara Guggenheim and Virginia and William M. Carpenter through the 2003 Collectors Committee
Accession Number: M.2003.69
Classification: Paintings
Collecting Area: European Painting and Sculpture
Selected Bibliography: Lattuada, Riccardo, ed. Alessandro Farnese: un Grande Condottiero in Miniatura: Il Duca di Parma e Piacenza Ritratto da Jean de Saive = Alessandro Franese: a Miniature Portrait of the Great General: the Duke of Parma and Piacenza Portrayed by Jean de Saive. Milan: Formec Biffi, 2016.