Portrait of a Man (Moretto) explained

Portrait of a Man
Other Title 1:Ritratto virile a figura intera
Other Language 1:Italian
Image Upright:0.75
Artist:Moretto
Year:1526
Medium:Oil on canvas
Museum:National Gallery
City:London
Height Metric:201
Width Metric:92

Portrait of a Man is an oil on canvas painting by Moretto da Brescia, dated of 1526, now in the National Gallery, London, which acquired it in 1876 from the Fenaroli Avogadro Collection, from Brescia.[1] It is held to be the first surviving standing life-size portrait in art history, predating those of Titian.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Catalogue entry.
  2. Pier Virgilio Begni Redona, p. 185