Profile Portrait of a Poet (Petrarch (?))

probably early 19th century

24.5 cm 31.5 cm 1 cm

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The laurel crown on this figure's head identifies him as poet, while his distinctive costume suggests he is Francesco Petrarca, commonly known as Petrarch (1304-74), one of the most influential poets of the Italian Renaissance. The generalized features indicate the painting is...

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William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore, prior to 1922 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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en
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