Art Reproductions Portrait of Agnolo Doni by Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio Da Urbino) (1483-1520, Italy) | WahooArt.com

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"Portrait of Agnolo Doni"

Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio Da Urbino) (i) - Oil (i) - Renaissance (i)
Portrait of Agnolo Doni is an oil painting by Italian Renaissance master Raphael, executed between 1506 and 1507. The portrait is one of a pair that depict a recently married merchant and his wife. Agnolo Doni married Maddalena Strozzi in 1503, but Raphael's portraits were probably executed in 1506, the period in which the painter studied the art of Da Vinci most closely. The composition of the portraits resembles that of the Mona Lisa: the figures are presented in the same way in respect to the picture plane, and their hands, like those of the Mona Lisa, are placed on top of one another. But the low horizon of the landscape background permits a careful assessment of the human figure by providing a uniform light which defines surfaces and volumes. This relationship between landscape and figure presents a clear contrast to the striking settings of Leonardo, which communicate the threatening presence of nature. It is currently housed in the Pitti Palace in Florence.

 




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