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MANTEGNA, Andrea: Portrait of a Man

🖼 Portrait of a Man, 1470-75
Black chalk on discoloured grayish brown paper
339 × 235 cm
Besançon, France

Rendered in sharp, incisive lines, this profile portrait captures a man's austere features with Renaissance precision and sculptural clarity. Mantegna's technique exemplifies Northern Italian humanist portraiture, emphasizing individual character and classical dignity through meticulous draftsmanship.

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E. H. Gombrich
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