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To the right of the subject there is a bright window where are visible the tower of the town hall and the nearby buildings. The tower is shown in a state of abandonment, to the point that vegetation grows on its top. Certainly at the time of the creation of the painting, the tower no longer had these
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Bonghi is depicted in a three-quarter view, sitting on a chair, with a frontal gaze, turned towards the observer, in the act of having temporarily interrupted the reading of the book he holds in his hand, apparently disturbed by a presence. His curly hair escapes from his headdress, and his reddish
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Bonghi was from an important family in
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The canvas depicting
Bartolomeo Bonghi is considered one of the best portraits of Moroni, and is a tribute to the subject's position as rector in 1563, who is highlighted in every detail, by the book that he holds in his hand, to the configuration of the landscape seen from the window, and his
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Moroni takes great care to the depiction of the details of the prelate's clothing. He wears a rich black satin tunic, adorned with a large fur from where the white profiles of the curled collar and shirt appear. On his head he wears a rather floppy cap in the shape of a velvet tricorn.
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BONDUS IVD-CAN.US ET PRIMICER.US., CATH.BERG-PROTHONOT.APLICUS, COMES, ET AEQU.ES. YEAR, DNI.MDLXXXIV. The date would indicate the year of Bonghi's death, posterior to the death of the artist, for this reason
Marenzi believed that whoever carried out the restoration added new elements.
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A restoration carried in 1991 removed the coat of arms and the writing on the right side, which was certainly out of date, and restored the painting to his original fullness, but eliminated a part of its history.
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beard is thick and well-groomed. The subject is certainly a man of public importance.
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PLAV I. sup.I can be read. / I.ff.si qs Ius / dic. non obtempe
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