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Portrait of Luca Salvioni, c. 1536

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The William Hood Dunwoody Fundexpand_more  33.3

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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Portrait of Luca Salvioni (#878)
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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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