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RAFFAELLO Sanzio: Self-Portrait

🖼 Self-Portrait, 1506
Oil on wood
47 × 35 cm
Florence, Italy

Soft brushwork captures a young man's direct gaze, rendered with Renaissance clarity against a dark ground. This self-portrait established Raphael as a master of psychological presence, influencing how artists would depict themselves for centuries.

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