Tuesday, September 21, 2021
Portrait of a Man
Pietro Paolini (1603-1681), Portrait d'homme (Toulouse, Fondation Bemberg, Salle de la Coursière):
The man is pointing to a tablet on the wall that reads:
I.e.:
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VIVERE VITA DATVR
SI VIVIS APOLLONIS
ARTE
HE<IC> SV<M> PERPETVO
VIVVS APELLIS
OPE
(One) life is given (to you) to live if you live by the art of Apollo; here I am alive forever with the help of Apelles.
