Template:Did you know nominations/Portrait of Balthasar Castiglione (Raphael)

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The result was: promoted by Allen3 ^talk 17:48, 13 December 2011 (UTC)

Portrait of Balthasar Castiglione (Raphael)

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• ... that Raphael's Portrait of Balthasar Castiglione (pictured) "has the subtlety of baroque observation but the stillness and noble contour of classic painting at its peak"?

Created/expanded by JNW (talk). Nominated by Mandarax (talk) at 07:47, 1 December 2011 (UTC)

• expansion, size and neutrality all good. Offline hooks accepted in good faith. Nice piccy :) Casliber (talk · contribs) 10:58, 6 December 2011 (UTC)
• A possible alternative hook? ALT1... that Raphael's Portrait of Balthasar Castiglione (pictured) was admired and copied by Titian, Rembrandt, Peter Paul Rubens and Henri Matisse?