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LOMBARDO, Pietro: Monument to Generosa Orsini

🖼 Monument to Generosa Orsini, c. 1500
Marble
Venice, Italy

Elegant marble relief captures the deceased noblewoman in serene repose, framed by Renaissance architectural elements and ornamental details. Lombardo's monument exemplifies Venetian humanist ideals, merging classical forms with intimate portraiture to honor individual identity and virtue.

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