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BRITTO, Giovanni (active 1530-50 in Venice) |
Self-Portrait by Titian1550Woodcut, 415 x 325 mm British Museum, London | |
This woodcut represents a lost self-portrait by Titian. As in the later Self-Portrait of 1562-64, Titian presented a highly dignified image of himself, wearing the costume of a Venetian nobleman or citizen and with his gold chain on his chest. In it he showed himself at work, with a drawing board and stylus. |
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