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Originally Posted by Mike McCarty
It is interesting to me that this painting:
9. Raphael Santi or Sanzio, 1483-1520
Baldassar Castiglione
has a particular characteristic that we often criticize when it comes up for critique. That is the slicing off of part of the hands. It brings a person to wonder...
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The practice of cutting off parts of the painting in order to fit available space on the wall was rather common in those times (and later).
I've seen the original painting and don't claim that that was the case with this Raphael's portrait, but...many Velazquez's pieces were cut off. Some Rembrandt's (and many other old masters) also.