Please help identify painting

March 29th, 2007, 10:41 AM

Hi all,

I'm trying to identify this painting. The Library of Congress has a black and white photo of it, but I'm looking for something in color. LOC lists it as:

TITLE: [Cesare Borgia seated with Machiavelli]
Reproduction of painting by Faraffini(?).
<img src="http://memory.loc.gov/service/pnp/cph/3c00000/3c00000/3c00700/3c00795t.gif"
link to LOC record and larger version: http://lcweb2.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/...@lit(90714314))

I have never heard of Faraffini, and I can't find anything about him on Google. Anyone know who painted this and where it's located? Thanks a ton!

Dan
NEH

March 29th, 2007, 10:44 AM

Oops...something went wrong with my link.

The original painting can be viewed here:

http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/cph.3c00795

March 29th, 2007, 12:38 PM

Greetings,

All I could find online was another black and white image.

Painting also known as:

"Cesare Borgia and Niccolò Machiavelli in Conversation" - 1899 painting by Faraffini.
http://www.cosmeo.com/viewPicture.cf...06D4C&&nodeid=

Judy Decker

John · March 29th, 2007, 01:02 PM

There are so few hits for "Faraffini" (basically none, except for these references which may come from the same source) that my best guess is that it's a typo.

Suggestion: Serafini. It's not that close to the original, but Artprice lists several artists by this name. I can't think of any closer matches that are plausible.

[added - actually none of the listed artists appear to have been active circa 1898, but it seems like a plausible name]

March 29th, 2007, 01:03 PM

Thanks Judy. I'd found the Discovery listing too. I think they just took the image from LOC and copied the information without really verifying it. Otherwise I think they'd give Faraffini a first name. I can't find record of this painter anywhere, which is strange because he's very good.

March 29th, 2007, 10:41 AM	#1
Unregistered Posts: n/a	Please help identify painting Hi all, I'm trying to identify this painting. The Library of Congress has a black and white photo of it, but I'm looking for something in color. LOC lists it as: TITLE: [Cesare Borgia seated with Machiavelli] Reproduction of painting by Faraffini(?). <img src="http://memory.loc.gov/service/pnp/cph/3c00000/3c00000/3c00700/3c00795t.gif" link to LOC record and larger version: http://lcweb2.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/...@lit(90714314)) I have never heard of Faraffini, and I can't find anything about him on Google. Anyone know who painted this and where it's located? Thanks a ton! Dan NEH

March 29th, 2007, 12:38 PM	#3
Unregistered Posts: n/a	Faraffini Painting Greetings, All I could find online was another black and white image. Painting also known as: "Cesare Borgia and Niccolò Machiavelli in Conversation" - 1899 painting by Faraffini. http://www.cosmeo.com/viewPicture.cf...06D4C&&nodeid= Judy Decker

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March 29th, 2007, 10:44 AM	#2
Unregistered Posts: n/a	Oops...something went wrong with my link. The original painting can be viewed here: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/cph.3c00795

March 29th, 2007, 01:02 PM	#4
John John Malyon, host Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 161	There are so few hits for "Faraffini" (basically none, except for these references which may come from the same source) that my best guess is that it's a typo. Suggestion: Serafini. It's not that close to the original, but Artprice lists several artists by this name. I can't think of any closer matches that are plausible. [added - actually none of the listed artists appear to have been active circa 1898, but it seems like a plausible name]

March 29th, 2007, 01:03 PM	#5
Unregistered Posts: n/a	Thanks Judy. I'd found the Discovery listing too. I think they just took the image from LOC and copied the information without really verifying it. Otherwise I think they'd give Faraffini a first name. I can't find record of this painter anywhere, which is strange because he's very good.