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...Cavalori, Jacopo del Conte and Vasari. At the moment, the museum displays it as attributed to Tosini, but no one is sure. Everyone agrees, however, that knowing who is portrayed in the picture would help. The painting's mood is mournful. It could be a posthumous portrait of Lorenzino de' Medici, an unhappy Florentine noble who killed Alessandro de' Medici and fled to Venice for refuge, only to be murdered by Alessandro's successor...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Painting: Whodunits | 9/6/1968 | See Source »

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