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A figure, depicted in
elegant hunting dress and accompanied by his hounds, widely
identified as a self-portrait of Veronese, appears in a doorway as
part of the trompe-l'œil effects Veronese used throughout the villa.
He gazes directly at the viewer with a composed, slightly aloof
expression—an assertive presence that suggests authorship rather
than a narrative role. The figure stands apart from the allegorical
and mythological cast that populates the frescoes of the Hall of
Olympus at Villa Barbaro. The identification as Veronese is
supported by stylistic comparison to his known self-portrait in the
Hermitage and by the tradition of artists embedding themselves in
their work, especially in domestic commissions such as this one. |
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