Portrait of Daniele Barbaro, In 1544, Daniele Barbaro, a noted humanist and scholar of architecture, the sciences and philosophy, was asked for his portrait and, in turn, Barbaro asked Titian, the most important Venetian painter of the day, to make it. Wearing an understated yet elegant robe, appropriate for a man of his noble status, Barbaro poses rather self-consciously, yet his gaze does not meet ours – his formidable intelligence is clearly elsewhere., 1545

 Item — Box: 213
Identifier: spc-mss0088-s21-i0318

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Portrait of Daniele Barbaro, In 1544, Daniele Barbaro, a noted humanist and scholar of architecture, the sciences and philosophy, was asked for his portrait and, in turn, Barbaro asked Titian, the most important Venetian painter of the day, to make it. Wearing an understated yet elegant robe, appropriate for a man of his noble status, Barbaro poses rather self-consciously, yet his gaze does not meet ours – his formidable intelligence is clearly elsewhere.

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Scope and Contents

Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.TITI.0306; Public Notes: Originally in a subfolder marked: Ritratto di Daniele Barbaro; Madrid: Attribuzione Generale; c 1550

Dates

  • Creation: 1545

Creator

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Biographical / Historical

Subjects: Beards; Canvas Paintings; Oil Paintings; Portraits; Books; Male Portraits; School: Venice; Style period: High Renaissance; Technique: painting (technique); Work type: paintings

Full Extent

1 Items : Image Work Type: photographic print ; Image height (in.): 9.7; Image width (in.): 7.6in.

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

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