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![[Amadeo Bassi, full-length portrait, standing, facing right, in clown (Pagliacci?) costume]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MDcvMDEvMDEvYW1hZGVvLWJhc3NpLWZ1bGwtbGVuZ3RoLXBvcnRyYWl0LXN0YW5kaW5nLWZhY2luZy1yaWdodC1pbi1jbG93bi1wYWdsaWFjY2ktNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/320/767/jpg "[Amadeo Bassi, full-length portrait, standing, facing right, in clown (Pagliacci?) costume]")
![[Boxer] - Public domain portrait engraving](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMDEvYm94ZXItY2JlM2U3LTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/74/webp "[Boxer] - Public domain portrait engraving")
![[Amadeo Bassi, full-length portrait, standing on steps, facing slightly right]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMTgvYW1hZGVvLWJhc3NpLWZ1bGwtbGVuZ3RoLXBvcnRyYWl0LXN0YW5kaW5nLW9uLXN0ZXBzLWZhY2luZy1zbGlnaHRseS1yaWdodC1jNDAxYTEtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/49/webp "[Amadeo Bassi, full-length portrait, standing on steps, facing slightly right]")
![[Titta Ruffo, half-length portrait, facing front, as a clown]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MTMvMDEvMDEvdGl0dGEtcnVmZm8taGFsZi1sZW5ndGgtcG9ydHJhaXQtZmFjaW5nLWZyb250LWFzLWEtY2xvd24tNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/54/webp "[Titta Ruffo, half-length portrait, facing front, as a clown]")
![[Unidentified person in theatrical costume, full-length portrait, facing front, standing]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4NDQvMDEvMDEvdW5pZGVudGlmaWVkLXBlcnNvbi1pbi10aGVhdHJpY2FsLWNvc3R1bWUtZnVsbC1sZW5ndGgtcG9ydHJhaXQtZmFjaW5nLWZyb250LTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/49/webp "[Unidentified person in theatrical costume, full-length portrait, facing front, standing]")
![[Giacomo Puccini, half-length portrait, standing, facing slightly left, right hand inside coat]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMjYvZ2lhY29tby1wdWNjaW5pLWhhbGYtbGVuZ3RoLXBvcnRyYWl0LXN0YW5kaW5nLWZhY2luZy1zbGlnaHRseS1sZWZ0LXJpZ2h0LWhhbmQtNDQwNmE2LTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/50/webp "[Giacomo Puccini, half-length portrait, standing, facing slightly left, right hand inside coat]")
![[Eleanora Duse, half-length portrait, standing, in costume, facing left]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4OTYvMDEvMDEvZWxlYW5vcmEtZHVzZS1oYWxmLWxlbmd0aC1wb3J0cmFpdC1zdGFuZGluZy1pbi1jb3N0dW1lLWZhY2luZy1sZWZ0LTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/57/webp "[Eleanora Duse, half-length portrait, standing, in costume, facing left]")
![[Side view of a monk, full-length portrait, facing left, wearing gown with hood]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMjgvc2lkZS12aWV3LW9mLWEtbW9uay1mdWxsLWxlbmd0aC1wb3J0cmFpdC1mYWNpbmctbGVmdC13ZWFyaW5nLWdvd24td2l0aC1ob29kLTMzMzdmMi02NDAuanBn/40/55/webp "[Side view of a monk, full-length portrait, facing left, wearing gown with hood]")
