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Portrait of the Loredan Family

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Portrait of the Loredan Family
Italian: Ritratto della famiglia Loredano
ArtistGiovanni Bellini
Year1507
Mediumegg tempera on poplar
MovementRenaissance, Venetian School
SubjectLoredan family
Dimensions134.6 cm × 207.5 cm (53.0 in × 81.7 in)
Conditionrestored
LocationGemäldegalerie, Berlin
OwnerBerlin State Museums
Websitehttps://www.mantegnabellini.de/en/discover-the-master/two-masters-two-cities/

Doge Leonardo Loredan with Four Sons, also Portrait of the Loredan Family (Italian: Ritratto della famiglia Loredano), is a large tempera-on-poplar painting by the Italian Renaissance master Giovanni Bellini depicting the noble Loredan family of Venice, namely Leonardo Loredan, Doge of Venice and his four sons, Lorenzo, Girolamo, Alvise, and Bernardo. It was painted in 1507 and is now on display at the Gemäldegalerie, part of the Berlin State Museums.

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The large painting depicting Doge Leonardo Loredan and his four sons (the fifth, Vincenzo, died in Tripoli in 1499)[1] initially served as a room decoration, possibly in one of the Loredan palaces, and was severely damaged through time by climate conditions and overpainting. Hence, the original quality of the painting is difficult to fully appreciate today.[2] In the painting, the Doge's sons are portrayed wearing the typical regalia of Venetian noblemen.

References

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  1. ^ "LOREDAN, Leonardo in "Dizionario Biografico"". www.treccani.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2021-08-04.
  2. ^ Berlin, Staatliche Museen zu. "Two masters two cities". Mantegna+Bellini. Retrieved 2021-08-04.