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Diego Martelli
by Edgar Degas
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Edgar Degas painted the portrait of Diego Martelli, an Italian art critic and supporter of the Impressionists. Martelli is shown seated casually amid scattered papers on his desk.
The informal pose reflects their friendship. This work is at the Cleveland Museum of Art.
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