Though the Late Renaissance painter Giovanni Moroni is perceived by many as a documentarian, the portraits he painted say otherwise. Cast in dramatic shades of light and dark, his subjects in natural poses, with sensitively rendered facial expressions, each sitter seems to hold their own story in suspension. This virtual-reality tour provides lengthy descriptions of context and history. —E.C.
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Moroni: The Riches of Renaissance Portraiture
When
Mar 19, 2020 – Sept 20, 2021
Where
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“Moroni: The Riches of Renaissance Portraiture,” 2019. Photo: Michael Bodycomb.