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Galgario is known for his beautiful portraits commissioned by the nobility of
Bergamo and the political elite of Milan, but also for his production of “
heads of character”, of which this canvas is a wonderful example. In this painting, comparable with the contemporary Portrait of a Youth as an Artist, the
painter tried to pass on individual traits by transfiguring their features in
a physiognomic model.
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