Gaetano Piattoli (Florence, 1703 – Rome, 1774) Presumed self-portrait, circa 1774

Gaetano Piattoli (Florence, 1703 – Rome, 1774) Presumed self-portrait, circa 1774 Oil on canvas, 72 x 57 cm "The canvas, of exceptional quality, depicts the Florentine artist Gaetano Piattoli, as can be deduced from a comparison with his numerous self-portraits held at the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, which portray him both alone and in couples with his wife Anna Bacherini (Florence, 1720-1788), also a painter." - Galleria Giamblanco Catalog, Four centuries of painting, Allemandi, Turin, 2016, pp. 76 - 77.