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the studio at the time of the inventory. The reason for<br />

this disparity in the <strong>de</strong>stiny of the two works is still not<br />

known.<br />

Cal<strong>and</strong>rin corresponds to Cal<strong>and</strong>rini, the name of a<br />

family from Sarzana, which settled in <strong>Luc</strong>ca <strong>and</strong> which<br />

became famous in Rome un<strong>de</strong>r the pontificate of one<br />

of its members Nicolas V (1447-1455), whose mother<br />

had married a Cal<strong>and</strong>rini, her second husb<strong>and</strong>. The<br />

two sons born from this union were ma<strong>de</strong> cardinals<br />

un<strong>de</strong>r their half-brother’s pontificate. In <strong>Luc</strong>ca, the<br />

Cal<strong>and</strong>rini family occupied several official positions<br />

<strong>and</strong> received many titles. Giuliano Cal<strong>and</strong>rini<br />

ab<strong>and</strong>oned the Roman Catholic faith in the 16 th<br />

century <strong>and</strong> left for France to escape the persecutions<br />

of protestants. One of his <strong>de</strong>scendants, <strong>Jean</strong>-Louis<br />

settled in Geneva in the early 17 th century <strong>and</strong> the<br />

family was so successful there that a branch was<br />

foun<strong>de</strong>d in the city. A merchant <strong>and</strong> banker, François<br />

Cal<strong>and</strong>rini, for whom the painting was ma<strong>de</strong>, was a<br />

member of the Council of the Two Hundred, a court<br />

auditor of Geneva, Councillor of the Petit-Conseil <strong>and</strong><br />

lieutenant of justice of Geneva. He married Catherine<br />

Antoinette Élisabeth Fuzier-Cayla with whom he<br />

had three sons, Guillaume-François, André-Richard<br />

<strong>and</strong> <strong>Jean</strong>-Marc who “stood out from all the people<br />

in Geneva of their time, for the pleasantness of their<br />

figure <strong>and</strong> the elegance of their manners: the people<br />

liked them greatly <strong>and</strong> their memory is still very <strong>de</strong>ar.” 8<br />

In the early 18 th century, part of the family returned<br />

to <strong>Luc</strong>ca where, with its successes abroad, it was<br />

warmly welcomed, <strong>and</strong> this probably explains why<br />

François Cal<strong>and</strong>rini is mentioned in the documents of<br />

the chancellery in 1788 which reiterates the ancient<br />

<strong>and</strong> noble history of the family. 9 It may have been on<br />

that occasion that he travelled from Geneva to Italy<br />

<strong>and</strong> met Gagneraux. He could then have admired the<br />

two paintings in the painter’s studio <strong>and</strong> wanted to<br />

acquire them. The reason why both did not arrive in<br />

his collection at the same time remains a mystery.<br />

raison <strong>de</strong> cette disparité <strong>de</strong> traitement entre les <strong>de</strong>ux<br />

œuvres est encore ignorée.<br />

Cal<strong>and</strong>rin correspond à Cal<strong>and</strong>rini, nom d’une famille<br />

originaire <strong>de</strong> Sarzana, puis installée à <strong>Luc</strong>ques et qui<br />

se rendit illustre à Rome sous le pontificat <strong>de</strong> l’un<br />

<strong>de</strong>s leurs, Nicolas V (1447-1455), dont la mère avait<br />

épousé un Cal<strong>and</strong>rini lors d’un second mariage. Les<br />

<strong>de</strong>ux fils nés <strong>de</strong> cette union furent faits cardinaux sous<br />

le pontificat <strong>de</strong> leur <strong>de</strong>mi-frère. À <strong>Luc</strong>ques, la famille<br />

Cal<strong>and</strong>rini occupa <strong>de</strong> nombreuses charges officielles<br />

et reçut <strong>de</strong> nombreux titres. Giuliano Cal<strong>and</strong>rini<br />

ab<strong>and</strong>onna au xvi e siècle la foi catholique et partit<br />

vers la France pour échapper aux persécutions contre<br />

les protestants. L’un <strong>de</strong> ses <strong>de</strong>scendants, <strong>Jean</strong>-Louis,<br />

s’établit à Genève au début du xvii e siècle et la famille<br />

y fut si florissante qu’elle y fit souche. Négociant,<br />

banquier, François Cal<strong>and</strong>rini, pour qui a été peint<br />

ce tableau, fut membre du Conseil <strong>de</strong>s Deux-Cents,<br />

auditeur <strong>de</strong> justice <strong>de</strong> Genève, conseiller du Petit-<br />

Conseil et lieutenant <strong>de</strong> justice <strong>de</strong> Genève. Il avait<br />

épousé Catherine Antoinette Élisabeth Fuzier-Cayla<br />

avec laquelle il eut trois fils, Guillaume-François<br />

et André-Richard et <strong>Jean</strong>-Marc, qui « s’étoient<br />

distingués entre tous les Genevois <strong>de</strong> leur temps, par<br />

les agréments <strong>de</strong> leur figure et l’élégance <strong>de</strong> leurs<br />

manières : le peuple les aimoit beaucoup et leur<br />

mémoire est encore très chère 8 ».<br />

Au début du xviii e siècle, une partie <strong>de</strong> la famille était<br />

revenue à <strong>Luc</strong>ques, où, forte <strong>de</strong> ses succès à l’étranger,<br />

elle avait été bien accueillie, ce qui explique sans<br />

doute pourquoi François Cal<strong>and</strong>rini est cité dans <strong>de</strong>s<br />

documents <strong>de</strong> la chancellerie <strong>de</strong> 1788 qui réitèrent<br />

l’histoire ancienne et noble <strong>de</strong> la famille 9 . C’est peutêtre<br />

à cette occasion que le notable genevois a voyagé<br />

en Italie et rencontré Gagneraux. Il a pu alors admirer<br />

les <strong>de</strong>ux œuvres dans l’atelier du peintre et souhaiter<br />

les acquérir. La raison pour laquelle elles ne lui sont pas<br />

arrivées toutes <strong>de</strong>ux en même temps reste inconnue.<br />

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