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Filippino Lippi
Once thought to be a self-portrait
of Masaccio is now regarded as Filippino Lippi, Painted
on tile this exquisite fresco shows a young man with
lazy Florentine eyes, parted lips and simple clothes.
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Ventura Passerotti
Son of the famous artist
Bartolomeo. A captivating painting, if for no other
reason than for the very spontaneous gesture with which
he is holding a small dog that takes pride of place
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Frans van Mieris
A small but stunningly painted self-portrait shows van
Mieris disturbed while playing a theorbo, an instrument
famous for its difficulty in mastering. |
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Carlo Dolci
In this painting Carlo Dolci gives us a disturbing double
portrait. In his right hand he holds a portrait of himself,
painstakingly emphasising his profession as an artist,
while he looks out at the viewer showing his inner suffering. |
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Andrea Pozzo
This highly innovative composition shows the painter
in his Jesuit habit with his right he points to the
interior of a church, alluding to his most important
commission: the decoration of the ceiling and dome of
Sant'Ignazio in Rome |
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Johann Zoffany
The artist himself presented this self-portrait to the
Uffizi in 1722 when he was sent to Florence by Queen
Charlotte. He holds an hourglass and skull, symbols
of human fragility and morality. Behind him is the painting
of the temptation of Saint Anthony which alludes to
the virtuous path in life he, as an artist, must follow. |
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Jacob More
Sir Joshua Reynolds described Jacob
More as 'the finest Painter of Air since Claude (Lorrain)'.
More portrays himself in shirtsleeves and exquisite
waistjacket and breeches creating a still life of refined
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