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The sculpture depicts a man's bust with short hair, dressed in a draped garment featuring a shell-shaped decoration on his right shoulder.
The Portrait Bust

A Gentleman of the Zorzi Family

Alessandro Vittoria
artist Alessandro Vittoria (Venetian, 1525–1608)
date 1570/1580
medium Terracotta
origin Italy
dimensions 90.2 × 61.6 × 32.3 cm
credit line Samuel H. Kress Collection
hall 07 The Portrait Bust
rights public domain (CC0)
National Gallery of Art, Washington Full image

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