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Impressionistic half-length portrait of a seated balding man, surrounded by flowers.
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"Artful Stories": As a son of Harvard University professor Charles Eliot Norton, Richard Norton was destined to be cosmopolitan. He was the director of the American School of Classical Studies at Rome when he commissioned this portrait. Mancini was a daring choice: the Italian artist suffered from mental illness but was championed by John Singer Sargent, who introduced him to American patrons like Isabella Stewart Gardner.
Mancinis colorful scratchings on Nortons face are bold; even less conventional are the exuberant brushstrokes of lush foliage. In the photograph above, you can see his unique grid method of painting.
Pen script on reverse of frame, upper left center bottom: reads ""Fogg Art Museum/ Artist:Mancini/ Subject: Richard Norton/ No. 1827/ Screen 6"".
Norton, Richard, 1872-1918
Used At Fogg Art Museum,
Fogg Art Museum
Norton, Richard, 1872-1918
Mancini, Antonio, 1852-1930 (Artist)
Rome, Italy
47 1/8 x 31 1/2 x 2 1/2 (HxWxD) (inches)
Bequest of Susan Norton
1990.104
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