Portrait of an Ecclesiastic

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Portrait of an Ecclesiastic (c. 1545) by Moretto da Brescia

Portrait of an Ecclesiastic is an oil on canvas painting by Moretto da Brescia, executed c. 1545, now in the Alte Pinakothek in Munich, Germany. [1] It was acquired in 1838 in Venice by marquess Canova. [2]

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References

  1. (in German) AA.VV., Alte Pinakothek Munich, Edition Lipp, Monaco di Baviera, 1986. ISBN   978-3-87490-701-9
  2. (in German) Conrnelia Syre, Alte Pinakothek, Italienische Malerei, Hantje Cantz, Munchen, 2007. ISBN   978-3-7757-1840-0