Portrait of Baldassare Castiglione Size:Small | 19 x 16 in Does the traveler in the

Does the traveler in the fog represent a reflection on oneself

It illustrates the social rise open to the bourgeoisie which seeks to impose itself by exploiting values and representations from Antiquity

Claude Monet thus represents an elementary and timeless poetic nature

in timeless silence or suspended energy

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Portrait of Baldassare Castiglione Size:Small | 19 x 16 in Does the traveler in theThe outfit, which can be considered winter, suggests that the portrait was painted during the winter of 1514 1515 when Castiglione was in Rome, charged by the Duke of Urbino with an embassy to Pope Leo X. In dark clothes and a simple white shirt, with a serene look, Castiglione illustrates his code of conduct: a gentleman must wear sober colors and impeccable linen, behave with reserve, speak calmly and show his education by his modesty and