{"product_id":"monsignor-della-casa","title":"Monsignor della Casa","description":"\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe artwork\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe man who would teach Europe good manners is, in all likelihood, the sitter: Giovanni della Casa, author of the Galateo.\u003c\/strong\u003e It comes printed on handmade Amalfi paper, in a handmade frame.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn imposing figure, with a broad torso that almost reaches the edges of the painting.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIt lends authority to a study, a library or a professional office.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA gift for anyone who loves books, Italian literature and good manners.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen he sat for Pontormo he was about thirty and was in Florence as apostolic tax commissioner, that is, the pope's man in charge of collecting taxes. He would write the book that made him immortal later: the Galateo came out in 1558, after his death, and ever since its title has become the Italian word for good manners itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe secret of the painting is its proportions. A small head above a huge, cone-shaped torso that seems too big for the panel: a Mannerist invention highlighted by the National Gallery of Art in Washington, where the portrait is kept. Behind him, a few architectural details bring to mind Florence Cathedral. Old inventories recorded the painting as a work by Sebastiano del Piombo; today it is among the loans to the exhibition in Rome.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn a study, in a library, above a writer's desk: it is the gift for anyone who loves books and for anyone who knows how to behave in the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUnique quality material\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrint on handmade Amalfi paper\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSheet size\u003c\/strong\u003e: 40 x 60 cm (15.7 x 23.6 in)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFramed size\u003c\/strong\u003e: 42 x 62 cm (16.5 x 24.4 in)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial\u003c\/strong\u003e: artwork printed on very fine handmade Amalfi paper with deckled edges\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrame\u003c\/strong\u003e: dark brown with a gold fillet, handmade, with glass\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Trizio Editore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55627901403477,"sku":"0ON6KFC1ASE17","price":240.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0768\/3411\/1829\/files\/monsignor-della-casa-principale.jpg?v=1793673143","url":"https:\/\/trizioeditore.it\/en\/products\/monsignor-della-casa","provider":"Trizio Editore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}