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The Tailor Giovanni Battista Moroni, 1567
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The Tailor

Giovanni Battista Moroni Β· 1567

Why it's great

A tailor stands with big shears in his hand, looking up from a piece of cloth with a quiet, serious face. Giovanni Battista Moroni painted it in about 1567, and it is one of the first portraits of a working man in Italian art.

Where to see it

πŸ“ National GalleryCity of Westminster, United Kingdom

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About the artist

Giovanni Battista Moroni

1520–1578 Β· born in Albino Β· died in Bergamo

Giovanni Battista Moroni was an Italian painter, born around 1520 near Bergamo. He painted honest, quiet portraits of ordinary and noble people. He died in 1578.

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