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Portrait of a Man (Moretto)

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]

References

  1. ^ "Catalogue entry".
  2. ^ Pier Virgilio Begni Redona, p. 185

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