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TIZIANO Vecellio: Portrait of Francesco Maria della Rovere, Duke of Urbino

🖼 Portrait of Francesco Maria della Rovere, Duke of Urbino, 1536-38
Oil on canvas
114 × 103 cm
Florence, Italy

Armored splendor dominates the canvas as the Duke stands rigid, adorned in gilded plate armor rendered with luminous precision. Titian captures Renaissance power itself—the military leader's commanding presence established the definitive portrait formula for European nobility and influence.

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E. H. Gombrich
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