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Portrait of Lorenzo Giustiniani
Portrait of Lorenzo Giustiniani is a tempera painting by the Venetian Renaissance artist Gentile Bellini. It dates from 1465 and is held in the collection of the National Museum in Warsaw.
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Overview
Created in 1465, the Portrait of Lorenzo Giustiniani is a tempera painting by Gentile Bellini, a prominent figure in the Venetian school of the Renaissance.
Subject & Meaning
The portrait depicts Lorenzo Giustiniani, a Venetian individual, shown in profile facing left, dressed in a white robe with a black collar and cap, set against a dark, textured background suggesting luxury.
Technique & Style
Bellini's use of tempera achieves depth and luminosity, emphasizing the subject's facial contours and clothing folds through fine detail, characteristic of Renaissance portraiture's focus on individual likeness.
History & Provenance
Painted before Bellini's 1474 appointment as the Doges of Venice's official portrait artist, the work is now part of the collection at the National Museum in Warsaw.
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Artist
Gentile Bellini (c. 1429 – 23 February 1507) was a Venetian painter of the school of Venice. He came from Venice's leading family of painters, and, at least in the early part of his career, was more highly regarded than…
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