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GIORGIONE: Portrait of a Man in Armour with a Squire

GIORGIONE
🖼 Portrait of a Man in Armour with a Squire, 1501-02
Oil on canvas
90 × 73 cm
Florence, Italy

Gleaming armor catches light as a nobleman stands with his young attendant, rendered in soft Venetian brushwork. This intimate portrait breaks Renaissance convention by depicting armor as a sign of cultivated refinement rather than martial prowess, establishing Giorgione's psychological depth and influence on portraiture.

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E. H. Gombrich
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