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Alfonso d’Avalos, Marques del Vasto

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  • Venus of Urbino by Titian
    In Titian: Portraits

    A splendid example is Alfonso d’Avalos, Marques del Vasto (1533), brilliantly rendered in gleaming armour ornamented with gold. He is accompanied by a small page whose head reaches his waist. The introduction of a secondary figure to give scale is a device frequently adopted by Titian. Another refulgent portrait…

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