# Portrait of a Knight

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## Artwork

- Artist: [STROZZI, Bernardo](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/strozzi-bernardo-rf2902d3a533cf6>)
- Date: 1601-1650
- Technique: Oil on canvas, 277 x 147 cm

## Commentary

Portrait of a Knight c. 1640 Oil on canvas, 277 x 147 cm Gallerie dell&#39;Accademia, Venice The confident pose, authoritative air, the toga with the golden stole of an imperial knight, and the honorific bulls in full view on the table exalt the social status of this Venetian nobleman, probably Giovanni Grimani.

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## Attribution

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