Maria Felice Tibaldi (1707-1770)
Portrait of Joseph Vernet
Gouache on parchment
Height: 11.4 cm
Width: 8.7 cm
On the back an old label from the Delaroche Vernet collection
Provenance: Delaroche-Vernet family
Bibliography :
catalog of the exhibition Subleyras 1699-1749,Paris, Musée du Luxembourg, 1987, p. 235 (Fig.1), as Maria
Teresa Tibaldi (?)
Nicolas Lesur, Pierre Subleyras, Arthena, 2023, p.461, n° 36MFTI, repr. uncertain attribution to Marie-Felice
Tibaldi and uncertain identification of the model, having been unable to examine the work at the time of publication of
publication of his book.
We would like to thank Nicolas Lesur for confirming its autograph nature to Maria Felice Tibaldi.
on April 16, 2024.
This miniature is a reproduction, with costume variations, of the painting by Pierre Subleyras in the
Musée de Picardie in Amiens (Lesur, op. cit. p. 315, this author does not identify the model as Joseph Vernet, preferring to leave it anonymous).
Vernet and prefers to leave it anonymous).
Maria Felice Tibaldi was born into a family of artists; her father was a musician. From an early age, she was
pupil of Felice Ramelli, Superintendent of Manuscripts at the Vatican Library, she began to achieve
thirteen years of age. Her sister Isabella married Pierre-Charles Trémolières, and five years later she
married Pierre Subleyras (1699-1749) in 1739. A renowned miniaturist, her marriage contract left her with a third
a third of her earnings from her work to support her family. She was admitted to the
Accademia di San Luca in Rome in 1742, and the following year entered the Accademia dell'Arcadia. Her miniature
miniature, Mary Magdalene at the Foot of Jesus in the House of Simon the Pharisee, after her husband, was purchased
by Pope Benedict XIV for 1,000 ecus in 1752, making her the first woman artist to enter the Capitoline Museum.
Capitoline Museum.
Expert: Cabinet Turquin
We use cookies to provide you with a better browsing experience, perform site traffic analysis, and deliver content and advertisements most relevant to your interests.
Cookie management:
By allowing these cookies, you agree to the deposit, reading and use of tracking technologies necessary for their proper functioning. Read more about our privacy policy.