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Portrait of Marsilio Cassotti and His Bride Faustina
1523 oil painting by Lorenzo Lotto / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Portrait of Marsilio Cassotti and His Bride Faustina is an oil-on-canvas painting by Lorenzo Lotto, currently housed in the Museo del Prado, in Madrid.[1] The work, signed and dated "L. Lotus Pictor / 1523", was created during Lotto's stay in Bergamo in 1523. Measuring 71 cm by 84 cm, it represents a significant contribution to the Italian tradition of double portrait marriage paintings, a genre previously more common in Northern Europe.[2]
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Artist | Lorenzo Lotto |
Year | 1523 |
Medium | Oil on canvas |
Dimensions | 71 cm × 84 cm (28 in × 33 in) |
Location | Museo del Prado, Madrid |
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