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Description: | The forty portraits within medallions assembled in this painting are probably copies after prints or drawings produced by the Roman artist Ottavio Mario Leoni. Leoni worked for Cardinal Scipione Borghese and his family in Rome, where he portrayed members of the leading local families. This image recalls the Italian tradition of galleries or cycles of portraits of local men and women celebrated for their virtues or talents. These series were often commissioned by city authorities as an expression of civic pride and to inspire citizens to imitate the excellent example set by the people portrayed. | Subjects: | portrait (famous Venetians) | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: Leoni, Ottavio Mario (Italian painter, draftsman, and printmaker, 1578-1630) Æ After | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=8990... | Go to resource |
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