Pontormo,Italian, 1494Monsignor della Casa
Can I see it?
Not on view at present
Where is “Monsignor della Casa” now? Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. Not on view at present. Checked September 29, 2026.
Washington, D.C., United States
It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.
- Checked
- In this state since
- Source
- The museum
About the painting
Portrait of Monsignor Della Casa (previously known as Portrait of Niccolò Ardinghelli) is a c. 1541-1544 oil on panel by Pontormo, now in the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. Previously identified as Niccolò Ardinghelli, it is now thought to show Giovanni della Casa, author of Galateo.
At the start of the 20th century it was in marquess Bargagli's collection in Florence, before being sold in Paris in 1909, with an attribution to Sebastiano del Piombo. It passed through the hands of various owners before being acquired in 1922, by Alessandro Contini Bonacossi, who sold it on to the Samuel H. Kress Foundation in 1952, who finally gave it to its present owner in 1961.
Details
- Accession number
- 1961.9.83
What it shows
In the catalog
Sources
- National Gallery of Art
- Image: National Gallery of Art — Museum open access
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