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RAFFAELLO Sanzio: Portrait of a Man

🖼 Portrait of a Man, c. 1504
Oil on wood
51 × 37 cm
Florence, Italy

Soft brushwork renders a composed gentleman in three-quarter view, his gaze steady and penetrating against warm ochre tones. Raffaello's psychological insight and refined technique established the Renaissance portrait as a vehicle for capturing intellectual character and social status.

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E. H. Gombrich
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