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The Tailor (Italian: Il sarto) is an oil on canvas painting by Italian painter Giovanni Battista Moroni, from 1565-1570.It is a portrait of a member of the Marinoni family, who has been traditionally taken to be a tailor practising his art during the work day.
Giovanni Battista Moroni (c. 1520-1524 [1] – 5 February 1578) was an Italian painter of the Mannerism. He also is called Giambattista Moroni . Best known for his elegantly realistic portraits of the local nobility and clergy, he is considered one of the great portrait painters of the Cinquecento .
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The unidentified tailor in Giovanni Battista Moroni's famous portrait of c. 1570 is in doublet and lined and stuffed ("bombasted") hose.. A doublet (/ˈdʌblɪt/; [1] derived from the Ital. giubbetta [2]) is a man's snug-fitting jacket that is shaped and fitted to a man's body.
The Knight in Pink is an oil on canvas painting by Italian painter Giovanni Battista Moroni, from 1560. It depicts a nobleman, Gian Gerolamo Grumelli, and is one of the artist's best-known portraits. It depicts a nobleman, Gian Gerolamo Grumelli, and is one of the artist's best-known portraits.
The Portrait of a Man Holding a Letter, also known as The Lawyer, is an oil on canvas painting by Italian painter Giovanni Battista Moroni, from 1570-1572. It is held at the National Gallery, in London. It is considered one of the most representative paintings of the artist's maturity. [1] [2] [3]
Portrait of a Lady, also known as The Lady in Red (Italian: Dama in Rosso) is an oil on canvas painting by Italian painter Giovanni Battista Moroni, from c. 1556–1560. It is believed to depict Countess Lucia Albani Avogadro, a 16th-century Italian poet. It is held in the National Gallery, in London. [1] [2]
Moroni depicts the artist on his working, in a young age, with thick hair, contrary to the later portraits, which depict him older and with a receding hairline. The sculptor wears a shirt with the sleeves rolled up, holding an ancient nude sculpture with both hans, while looks at the viewer.