The staring eyes,

the original not only eternal frame in the picture, but also in time and space.

No matter how long has passed, the world's affection for his paintings remains constant.

What about his love story?

This is a self-portrait of his 23-year-old.

Gentle, elegant, temperament

Preti viewing the painting in that day, also stayed for a long time.

At that age, his fame was well known in every household.

Not only is the papal beloved, many papal murals/buildings work with the papal room murals.

Only he is qualified to participate and paint.

Even the Pope betrothed his niece to him. It shows how popular he was at the time.

It's really rare to get a commissioned work from him.

It seems to be a common phrase to hear that artists become famous only after they die.

Isn't it? There may be exceptions. (People like Titian /Leonardo were rich and famous before they died.)

He, at such a young age, was already famous.

Much glory and admiration followed him throughout life.

At that time, both in Florence and in Milan, he was loved by all.

He also left behind many great works.

Whether it's religious themes or custom papal and aristocratic portraits,

especially Virgin Mary portraits, he got a lot of praise.

But it's a pity that he left the magnificent world of early.

He remained unmarried until the end of his life.

Why?

Wasn't he engaged to the Pope's niece at an early age?

With that in mind, welcome come share with Preti what you know about the artist.

Next time, Preti will share the love story about this artist.

Preti's original article

Photo: Preti was taken in UG in 2015