# Portrait of Alessandro Manzoni [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [HAYEZ, Francesco]() - Date: 1801-1850 - Technique: Oil on canvas, 118 x 92 cm ## Commentary Hayez, a Venetian, was influenced by the Roman milieu around Canova; he was famous as a painter of historical subjects. His best works are his portraits, in which drawing and colour are skillfully used for penetrating interpretations of his subjects. Fifteen sittings were required for this portrait of the author of the romantic novel I Promessi Sposi: three for the sketch, ten for the execution and two for retouching. Damaged by a storm in 1874, the painting was restored by the artist. ## Related artworks - [Carolina Zucchi]() - [Crusaders Thirsting near Jerusalem]() - [Flowers]() - [Meditation on the History of Italy]() - [Mercury Gives Paris the Apple of Discord]() - [Odalisque]() - [Portrait of Gian Giacomo Poldi Pezzoli \(detail\)]() - [Portrait of Gian Giacomo Poldi Pezzoli]() - [Portrait of Signora Matilde Branca]() - [Portrait of Teresa Barri Stampa]() - [Rinaldo and Armida]() - [Self-Portrait in a Group of Friends \(detail\)]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()