Cardinal Guido Bentivoglio (after Anthony Van Dyke)
john smibert (1688 – 1751)
John Smibert (1688-1751) was the first academically trained artist in British America, pioneering portraiture in Colonial Boston. Known for his Baroque style and influential collection of Old Masters, he shaped early American art & mentored Copley.
Fogg Art Museum (Cambridge, United States of America)
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About this artwork
- Title: Cardinal Guido Bentivoglio (after Anthony Van Dyke)
- Artist: john smibert
- Year: 1719
- Format: Portrait
- Copyright status: Public domain
- Where to see it: Fogg Art Museum
- Movement: Baroque
- Corpus context: bentivoglio family patronage , colonial american portraiture
- Color palette: Earthy
- Keywords: portraiture boston , red robe portrait , 18th century painting


