Sette Ritratti Albani (Seven Albani Portraits)
by CARIANI, Giovanni, Oil on canvas, 117 x 117 cm
This painting was first described as in the Albani family palace in Bergamo and as a group portrait of members of that family. Francesco Albani, a leading member of the nobility, was one of Cariani’s principal patrons. However, it is assumed by some critics that it is a genre-like scene featuring courtesans and their male admirers.