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7846 VALDES LEAL, Don Juan de (1630-1691) Spanish School "PORTRAIT OF A MAN" Oil on canvas 23 x 18-1/4" He is seen turned slightly to his right, eyes looking directly at the spectator, with intense, intelligent face; he wears a moustache and Van Dyke beard. His brown hair falls on the white collar of his brown jacket. Collection: Count Eduardo Fitibaldi, Rome Exhibited: "Spain Speaks". Brimingham Museum of Art, Birmingham Ala., Dec.9-1951 - Jan.5, 1952. "Spanish Painting", Society of the Four Arts, Palm Beach, Fla., Jan.11-Feb.6, 1952, no.23. "Spanish Art, Medieval through Modern" Lowe Gallery, Syracuse University, Syracuse,N.Y., Nov.11-Dec.1, 1952, no. 7. "5th Anniversary Exh., Reallsm in Painting and Sculpture", Des Moines Art Center, June 5-July 12, 1953. "L'Age d'Or Espagnol", La peinture en Espage et en France autour du Caravagisme, - Bordeaux, May 16-July 31, 1955, no. 31. Note: This painting had previously been attributed to Velasquez. Prof. Post of the Fogg Museum; Dr. Suida of the Samuel H. Kress Foundation; Prof. Wethey of the Univ. of Michigan; Mr. Lopez-Rey of the Institute of Fine Arts, N.Y.U.; and Miss du Gué Trapier of the Hispanic Society are acquainted with the painting, although they do not all agree as to the painter.