giacomo francesco cipper (1664-1736) attributed. portrait of a painter. self-portrait?

Giacomo Francesco Cipper (1664-1736) Portrait of a Painter. Self-portrait? Relined canvas measuring 72 cm by 57 cm Antique 17th century frame measuring 87 cm by 72 cm This surprising painting is attributed to Giacomo Francesco Cipper, it depicts a painter smoking a pipe, holding a brush against his chest with his right arm. At the bottom of the composition is his palette and other brushes. The painter (self-portrait?) is dressed in rags, he smiles ostentatiously. This painting is actually not so surprising when you look at the output of this artist. He produced many portraits of common people, always poorly dressed, often with holes in the fabric but with a big smile on his face. Giacomo Francesco Cipper (1664-1736) Giacomo Francesco Cipper, known as "Il Todeschini" (literally the little German), (born around 1664 in Feldkirch, Vorarlberg, then in the Holy Roman Empire, and died on 17 October 1736 in Milan), was an Italian painter of Austrian origin. Giacomo Francesco Cipper was baptized on 15 July 1664 in Feldkirch, under the name Franz Jakob Zippeis. His father, Hans Caspar Zipper, came from a wealthy family in Feldkirch and worked in various professions during his life: after having assumed responsibility for an export trading post on behalf of Feldkirch merchants, he ran a private school in Brunnenfeld and, in 1678, became a cattle dealer and then a butcher. Cipper&39;s mother, Eva Rudolfin, from Bludenz, died in 1673, when Giacomo Francesco was not yet nine years old. There is no evidence to indicate where or how his apprenticeship took place. Pigler mentions the name of a Viennese painter, Jacob Zieper. Giacomo Francesco Cipper&39;s presence in Milan is, however, attested from 1696. He was then about thirty years old and lived in the Casa Carcani, in the parish of San Vito al Pasquirolo. He married Giulia Francesca, daughter of the notary Carlo Federico Galdone. From their marriage, ten children were born. Giulia Francesca died in 1735, Giacomo Francesco Cipper on October 17, 1736. He is buried in the Basilica of Saint Stephen the Great. Width: 72cm, Height: 87cm, Depth: 6cm, Weight: 4kg, Condition: Exc., Usual restorations, Material: Canvas, oil, ID: 12272

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Width (cm):

72

Height (cm):

87

Depth (cm):

6

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