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Caterina Cornara Regina de Cipro, 1870 - 1879

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3018I/3

Scope and Contents

196 x 250 mm. Photographic copy of a threequarter length portrait of Catherine of Cornaro, Queen of Cyprus from 1473-89. A note in Cobham's hand states that the portrait is from the Galleria Cossipori, Moolena and the photograph presented by Signoro O.F. Tencajoli. The artist is unknown and the portrait does not match the Bellini painting described by Doros Alastos (1955, p.219), although it may be the painting mentioned in the footnote: 'A picture of Catherine attributed to the school of Bellini, but perhaps one of the many copies known to have been made from a lost original alleged to have been painted by Titian, is now in Cyprus. It came from the Holford collection at Westonbirt and was presented by Lord Duveen to the Government of Cyprus. The painting, life-size, three-quarter length, shows a rather handsome Catherine in her prime. The face is lovely, the neck delicate, but the body is rather stoutish.'

Dates

  • Creation: 1870 - 1879

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

From the Fonds:

Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).

Biographical / Historical

Photographer unknown.

Language of Materials

English

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Fair condition, some fading.

Existence and Location of Copies

CN 2715.

Bibliography

For further information about the portrait see: Alastos, Doros (1955), Cyprus in history, London: Zeno Publishers.

General

SG.

Originator(s)

Unknown

Finding aid date

2003-05-19 10:05:53+00:00

Includes index.

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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