Portrait of Doge Leonardo Loredan

Giovanni Bellini · 1500s

Portrait of Doge Leonardo Loredan by Giovanni Bellini

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The Portrait of Doge Leonardo Loredan (Italian: Ritratto del doge Leonardo Loredan) is a painting by Italian Renaissance master Giovanni Bellini, dating from c. 1501–02. It portrays Leonardo Loredan, the Doge of Venice from 1501 to 1521, in his ceremonial garments with the corno ducale worn over a linen cap, and is signed IOANNES BELLINVS on a cartellino ("small paper"). It is on display in the National Gallery in London.

Artist
Giovanni Bellini
Date
1500s
Collection
National Gallery, London, United Kingdom
Movement
Venetian school, High Renaissance
Medium
oil paint, panel
Size
61.6 × 45.1 cm

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