Francesco Bernardi detto il Senesino (Fitzwilliam Object no. P.10512-R)

Autor:

Elisha Kirkall (c.1682-1742) after Joseph Goupy (1689-1769)

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Portrait of the contralto castrato Francesco Bernardi, better known under his stage name Senesino

at the same time a parody of the castrati and their singing - and the wealth they earned with it. The lines beneath the portrait - in their English translation - read::

Renown'd Siena gave him birth and name
Kind Heaven his Voice and Harmony his Fame
While here the Great and Fair their Tribute bring
The Deaf may wonder where his Merits spring
But all think Fortune just that have him sing

Engraving by Elisha Kirkall (ca. 1682-1742) after an artwork by Joseph Goupy (1689-1769)

preserved at Fitzwilliam Museum Cambridge, Object-Number: P.10512-R

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CC0

Credit:

http://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/157703

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