Portrait of Luca Salvioni, c. 1536
Agostino Zoppoexpand_more
Bronzeexpand_more
The William Hood Dunwoody Fundexpand_more 33.3
On View in Gallery 340expand_more
Deep wrinkles, gaunt cheeks, strong jaw—the scholar and law professor Luca Salvioni is portrayed with precision and no embellishment. There is no attempt to conform to an ideal or a standard of beauty. Renaissance sculptors often played up the singularity of a person’s face as a way of emphasizing the importance of the individual. This artistic approach, which had strong political underpinnings, harked back to the time of the ancient Roman Republic.
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- Title
- Portrait of Luca Salvioni
- Artist Life
- Italian (Padua), 1520–1572
- Role
- Artist
- Accession Number
- 33.3
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