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LOTTO, Lorenzo: Portrait of a Gentleman

🖼 Portrait of a Gentleman, c. 1535
Oil on canvas
118 × 105 cm
Rome, Italy

Soft light models a gentleman's contemplative face, rendered with psychological intensity and restless energy. Lotto captures inner complexity through piercing gaze and fidgeting hands, revolutionizing portraiture beyond mere likeness into profound character study.

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