Portrait of a Procurator

Formerly this large painting was attributed to Sebastiano Bombelli. It shows an unknown Venetian procurator, sumptuously dressed in precious, fur-trimmed crimson velvet, who seems to have just got up from the armchair behind him and is making a polite gesture towards a newly arrived guest. Further back, beyond the plinth of the column, a marble statue can be seen showing a woman presenting a ring. This is probably an allegorical representation of Marital Fidelity, whose presence could be explained by the reference to the unknown procurator’s recent wedding.