Portrait Of A Man (Moretto)
''Portrait of a Man'' is an oil on canvas painting by Moretto da Brescia, dated of 1526, now in the National Gallery, London, which acquired it in 1876 from the Fenaroli Avogadro Collection, from Brescia. It is held to be the first surviving standing life-size portrait in art history, predating those of Titian.Pier Virgilio Begni Redona, p. 185 References Bibliography * Camillo Boselli, 'Il Moretto, 1498-1554', in ''Commentari dell'Ateneo di Brescia per l'anno 1954 – Supplemento'', Brescia, 1954. * Giovanni Battista Carboni, ''Le Pitture e Scolture di Brescia che sono esposte al pubblico con un'appendice di alcune private Gallerie'', Brescia, 1760. * Pietro Da Ponte, ''L'opera del Moretto'', Brescia, 1898. *György Gombosi, ''Moretto da Brescia'', Basel, 1943. *Cecil Gould, National Gallery catalogues. ''The sixteenth-century Italian schools (excluding the Venetian), London, 1962. *Cecil Gould, ''The sixteenth-century Italian schools'', London, 1975. * Pier Virgilio Begni Redo ...
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Moretto
Moretto is a surname, and may refer to: *Moretto, or Moretto da Brescia, (c. 1498–1554), Italian Renaissance painter (in his case ''Il Moretto'' was a nickname) *Angie Moretto, NHL player *Enrico Moretto, Italian fighter ace *Graziella Moretto, actress *Marcelo Moretto de Souza, Brazilian footballer *Nelly Moretto, musician *Sara Moretto, politician {{surname ...
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