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LIPPI, Filippino: Portrait of an Old Man

🖼 Portrait of an Old Man, 1485
Detached fresco
47 × 38 cm
Florence, Italy

Weathered features and penetrating gaze dominate this three-quarter portrait, rendered with meticulous Renaissance technique and subtle modeling. Filippino Lippi captures psychological depth through unflinching realism, establishing the portrait as a vehicle for character study rather than mere likeness.

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