A Procurator of San Marco receiving a Petition
1751
oil
canvas
From the collection of Ashmolean Museum
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Pietro Longhi
Pietro Longhi was a Venetian painter of contemporary genre scenes of life.
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oil
canvas
From the collection of Ashmolean Museum
A Procurator of San Marco receiving a Petition is a 1751 oil by Pietro Longhi, held at Ashmolean Museum.
This painting shows a man in a red robe standing next to a man in a brown suit who is bending down. The man in the brown suit is holding a piece of paper and appears to be giving it to the man in the red robe. A small white dog is standing on the floor near the man in the brown suit. The room they are in has dark walls and a red floor. There are two paintings hanging on the wall, and a chair is behind the man in the red robe. The overall atmosphere of the painting is formal and serious. The painting is held at the Ashmolean Museum.
Pietro Longhi was a Venetian painter of contemporary genre scenes of life.
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