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OriginalPortrait of Doge Leonardo Loredan (1501–02); The Guardian describes the painting as "an astonishing exercise in three-dimensional modelling", and it shows Leonardo Loredan in his ceremonial garments.
Reason
High quality scan of an attractive painting. This is possibly greatest Bellini portrait that has survived to modern times.
Articles in which this image appears
Portrait of Doge Leonardo Loredan, Leonardo Loredan, Themes in Italian Renaissance painting + 7 others
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Political
Creator
Giovanni Bellini

Promoted File:Giovanni Bellini, portrait of Doge Leonardo Loredan.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 23:20, 7 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]