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Portrait of a Venetian Gentleman
- year
- c. 1500
- medium
- oil on panel transferred to panel
- dimensions
- painted surface: 27.6 x 18 cm
Giovanni Bellini · Portrait of a Venetian Gentleman (c. 1500).
A man dressed in black looks beyond the picture’s edge. The pale sky and stone ledge give the close portrait a clear, measured setting.
Historical archive · Curated by New Renaissance. Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Samuel H. Kress Collection. Accession 1939.1.254. Image: CC0 / public domain. Courtesy National Gallery of Art, Washington. Museum collection; not offered for sale. Source: https://www.nga.gov/artworks/395-portrait-venetian-gentleman
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