Portrait of Gregor Baci | Unknown | 16th Century Thomas Lea The diffused light of the

The diffused light of the setting (or rising) sun

Edmund Blair Leighton’s The Dedication (1908) captures a solemn moment steeped in medieval chivalric idealism

surrounded by an aura of mystery and serenity

as clouds drift across the mountain peaks and cast shadows over the valleys below

The sparse

Portrait of Gregor Baci | Unknown | 16th Century Thomas Lea The diffused light of theAbout the artwork: The Portrait of Gregor Baci, attributed to an unknown 16th century artist, is one of the most unsettling survivals of Renaissance portraiture. The painting depicts a Hungarian nobleman who survived a severe facial injury, traditionally believed to have been caused by a lance during battle. The object appears to pierce through his eye and exit at the back of his head, yet he is shown upright, composed, and dignified. Rather than