"it is an art which does not seem to be an art.
One must avoid affectation and practice in
all things a certain sprezzatura, disdain or
carelessness, so as to conceal art,
and make whatever is done or said appear
to be without effort and almost without any
thought about it....
obvious effort is the antithesis of grace."
Beldaassare Castigliani (1561)
- Subject Matter: Portrait
- Collections: Memories UIA