The Farinelli Art Gallery
Possible portrait of Farinelli in his youth
Probable portrait of Farinelli, possibly in his 20s
Anonymous, Farinelli in the role of Epitide?, date unknown,
oil on canvas, 103 x 82 cm, Dr. Leo Schofield, Sydney, Australia.
Anonymous, Farinelli in the role of Epitide?, date unknown,
oil on canvas, 103 x 82 cm, Dr. Leo Schofield, Sydney, Australia.
Farinelli at about 30
Jacopo Amigoni, Ritratto di Farinelli, 1734-35,
oil on canvas, 277 x 186 cm,
Muzeul National de Arta al Romanieri, Bucarest
Jacopo Amigoni, Ritratto di Farinelli, 1734-35,
oil on canvas, 277 x 186 cm,
Muzeul National de Arta al Romanieri, Bucarest
Farinelli at about 30
Bartolomeo Nazari, Portrait of Farinelli, 1734, The Royal College of Music, London
Bartolomeo Nazari, Portrait of Farinelli, 1734, The Royal College of Music, London
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Farinelli at 30
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Joseph Wagner after Jacopo Amigoni,
Carlo Broschi, known as Farinelli,
1735, engraving, 29.8 x 21.2 cm.
Gift of Robert M. Light, Ackland Fund, 91.102,
University of North Carolina
Carlo Broschi, known as Farinelli,
1735, engraving, 29.8 x 21.2 cm.
Gift of Robert M. Light, Ackland Fund, 91.102,
University of North Carolina
Farinelli at 30
Alexander Van Haecken after Charles Lucy,
Carlo Broschi ('Farinelli'), 1735,
mezzotint, 350 mm x 250 mm, Private collection
Alexander Van Haecken after Charles Lucy,
Carlo Broschi ('Farinelli'), 1735,
mezzotint, 350 mm x 250 mm, Private collection
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Farinelli in his mid-40s
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Corrado Giaquinto, Ritratto di Carlo Broschi detto Farinelli, c. 1750,
Civico Museo Bibliografico Musicale, Bologna, Italia
This portrait was probably painted in 1750. He is wearing the prestigious dress of the
Order of Calatrava and received the decoration in that year. He stands in front of the
portraits of Ferdinand VI of Spain and Barbara of Bragance.
Civico Museo Bibliografico Musicale, Bologna, Italia
This portrait was probably painted in 1750. He is wearing the prestigious dress of the
Order of Calatrava and received the decoration in that year. He stands in front of the
portraits of Ferdinand VI of Spain and Barbara of Bragance.
Farinelli in his mid-40s
Corrado Giaquinto, Preparatory sketch for the above painting,
City of Westminster Archive Centre, London, U.K.
(Wrongly attributed to Amigoni by a number of internet art sites.)
Corrado Giaquinto, Preparatory sketch for the above painting,
City of Westminster Archive Centre, London, U.K.
(Wrongly attributed to Amigoni by a number of internet art sites.)
Farinelli in his mid-to-late 40s
Jacopo Amigoni, "The Sopranist Carlo Broschi, called Il Farinelli",
c. 1752, oil on canvas, Staatsgalerie, Stuttgart
Jacopo Amigoni, "The Sopranist Carlo Broschi, called Il Farinelli",
c. 1752, oil on canvas, Staatsgalerie, Stuttgart
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Farinelli in his mid-to-late 40s
Jacopo Amigoni, Portrait group: The singer Farinelli and friends, c. 1750-52, oil on canvas, 172.8 x 245.1 cm, National Gallery of Victoria, Australia, Felton Bequest 1950 2226-4 (Left to right: poet and librettist Pietro Metastasio, soprano Teresa Catellini, Farinelli, Amigoni himself, Farinelli's dog and pageboy) |
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Farinelli in his mid-to-late 40s
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Jacopo Amigoni, A Portrait of Carlo Maria Broschi, called Farinelli, wearing the Cross of the Order of Calatrava,
c. 1750-52, oil on canvas, 82 x 61 cm, Museo de la Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando, Madrid
c. 1750-52, oil on canvas, 82 x 61 cm, Museo de la Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando, Madrid
Farinelli, probably in his 40s
Jacopo Amigoni , Farinelli wearing the Cross of St. Jago, date unknown
Jacopo Amigoni , Farinelli wearing the Cross of St. Jago, date unknown
Portrait of Farinelli, date unknown
attr. Jacopo Amigoni, Ritratto del Farinelli, date unknown, oil on canvas, Musée Carnavalet, Paris
attr. Jacopo Amigoni, Ritratto del Farinelli, date unknown, oil on canvas, Musée Carnavalet, Paris
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Portrait of Farinelli,
date unknown
Charles Grignion: 'Carlo Broschi detto Farinelli', date unknown, engraving from an original by J. Amigoni, Muller Collection, New York Public Library |
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Bronze bust of Farinelli,
date unknown
Anonymous, bust of Farinelli, date unknown, Modern bronze cast of the Neoclassical original in plaster (both in museum), Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando, Madrid |
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As a popular figure of his day, Farinelli was inevitably lampooned.
Pier Leone Ghezzi, Farinelli in un ruolo femminile,
c. 1750, Roma, Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana
Pier Leone Ghezzi, Caricature, 1724
Anton Maria Zanetti, Farinelli in travelling dress
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Anton Maria Zanetti, Farinelli in holiday dress
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Marco Ricci, Farinelli con Francesca Cuzzoni e l'impressario Heidegger, c. 1730
Farinelli at the court of Spain
Charles Joseph Flipart after Jacopo Amigoni, Ferdinando VI of Spain, Maria Barbara and the Spanish court, 1752,
New York, R. K., printed in 1949 from the original copperplate now in the Calcografia Nacional, Madrid
(Farinelli on balcony with Domenico Scarlatti, top right. Hover mouse there to enlarge)
New York, R. K., printed in 1949 from the original copperplate now in the Calcografia Nacional, Madrid
(Farinelli on balcony with Domenico Scarlatti, top right. Hover mouse there to enlarge)
Jacopo Amigoni, Man in fetters wearing a turban
(Farinelli in the role of Arbace?) Pen and ink (brown),
watercolour (red), bodycolour on paper (blue),
35.3 x 29 cm, Courtauld Gallery, London
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