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Portrait of Ottavio Strada
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Seventeen-year-old Ottavio Strada is portrayed in an unusual – allegorical – manner. He receives a cornucopia filled with ancient coins from Fortune, while turning away from a statue of Venus. The gold and silver signify not only his future riches, but also allude to his study of ancient coins, a pursuit in which he was trained by his father, the antiquary Jacopo Strada.
Title: Portrait of Ottavio Strada
Description:
Seventeen-year-old Ottavio Strada is portrayed in an unusual – allegorical – manner.
He receives a cornucopia filled with ancient coins from Fortune, while turning away from a statue of Venus.
The gold and silver signify not only his future riches, but also allude to his study of ancient coins, a pursuit in which he was trained by his father, the antiquary Jacopo Strada.
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