CAV. GIOVANNI CONTARINI.

This artist was a close imitator of Titian. He was extremely accurate in

his portraits, which he painted with force, sweetness, and strong

likeness. He painted a portrait of Marco Dolce, and when the picture was

sent home, his dogs began to fawn upon it, mistaking it for their

master.

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