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RAFFAELLO Sanzio: Portrait of a Man

🖼 Portrait of a Man, 1502-04
Oil on panel
48 × 37 cm
Vienna, Austria

Soft modeling and restrained elegance define this portrait, where a man gazes thoughtfully beyond the frame, rendered in warm ochres and shadows. Raphael's psychological subtlety and masterful technique exemplify High Renaissance portraiture's capacity to capture both physical likeness and inner character.

The story of art
The story of art
E. H. Gombrich
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