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The drawing is estimated to have been drawn c. 1510, possibly as a self-portrait by Leonardo da Vinci.In 1839, it was acquired by King Carlo Alberto of Savoy. [2] The assumption that the drawing is a self-portrait of Leonardo was made in the 19th century, based on the similarity of the sitter to the possible portrait of Leonardo as Plato in Raphael's The School of Athens [2] and on the high ...
He is usually depicted as an elderly man in an anachronistic 18th-century uniform, powdered wig with queue, a beak-like and prominent nose, curling mustaches and a goatee beard, and glasses. He uses his wits, his amazing luck and superhuman skills, and his gift of blather and blarney to defeat his enemies.
Following is a list of Italian painters (in alphabetical order) who are notable for their art. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources .
Giuseppe Arcimboldo, also spelled Arcimboldi (Italian: [dʒuˈzɛppe artʃimˈbɔldo]; [1] 5 April 1527 – 11 July 1593), was an Italian Renaissance painter best known for creating imaginative portrait heads made entirely of objects such as fruits, vegetables, flowers, fish and books. [2] These works form a distinct category from his other ...
In the 2014 film The Monuments Men, the painting is shown being destroyed by the Germans. It is shown as a prominent painting in a large cache of stolen art stored in an unidentified cave or mine that German troops set on fire with flamethrowers. The scene ends with a close-up of the painting as it starts to bubble and is then consumed by the ...
Giovanni Francesco Barbieri (February 8, 1591 – December 22, 1666), [1] better known as (il) Guercino [2] (Italian pronunciation: [ɡwerˈtʃiːno] ⓘ), was an Italian Baroque painter and draftsman from Cento in the Emilia region, who was active in Rome and Bologna. The vigorous naturalism of his early manner contrasts with the classical ...
This is a non-diffusing subcategory of Category:Italian artists. It includes artists that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of ...
Angelo Incarnato, drawing of Salaì by Leonardo, c. 1515 [1]. A number of drawings among the works of Leonardo and his pupils make reference to Salaì's sexuality. There is a drawing modelled on Leonardo's painting John the Baptist and called The Angel Incarnate (Angelo incarnato), of a young man nude with an erect phallus, and representing Salaì. [1]