ATTRIBUTED TO GIANNINO BAHUET (Netherlandish, 1552 - 1597). Leonora Sanvitale and Giulio Tiene, Count and Countess di Scandiano, circa 1580, Oil on canvas. Unsigned. Framed.
. - 89 x 45 in Estimate $35,000-45,000
The artist is also known under these names: Jean Bahuet, Giannino Bahuet, and Jeannin Bahue.
Provenance: Paintings were acquired at Sloan & Company (Estate Sale, July 3-6, 1992) by the Baron van Weissen Collection in Florida.
Leonora Sanvitale (Contessa di Scandiano) (c. 1558–1582) was a noblewoman and singer at the Este court at Ferrara and was among the most "brilliant" noblewomen at the court. She joined the court in 1576 when she married Giulio Tiene, Count of Scandiano. Before this she had been at the court in Parma. Previously she had attracted the attention of both Torquato Tasso and the Duke of Rome in 1573. She was a member of the first incarnation of the concerto delle donne and sang in the court's musica secreta.
