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Pietro Longhi has given this scene a sense of intrigue with the male servant who waits patiently to serve a drink and the woman who lingers beside the girl – perhaps her mother. She holds an offering of a pink flower, perhaps symbolising the girl’s beauty or purity.
During the 1730s and 1740s Longhi specialised in capturing the lives and customs of wealthy Venetians, and often included amorous or comical undertones.
Title
A Nobleman kissing a Lady's Hand
Date
about 1746
Medium
Oil on canvas
Measurements
H 61.3 x W 49.5 cm
Accession number
NG5852
Acquisition method
Bequeathed by Mrs M.V. James from the Arthur James collection, 1948
Work type
Painting
The National Gallery, London
Trafalgar Square, London, Greater London WC2N 5DN England
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