Portrait of a Man
Bartolomeo Veneto (Italian, 1531)
1510–1519
- Medium
- oil on wood, transferred to wood
- Dimensions
- Framed: 74.9 x 57.8 x 11.1 cm (29 1/2 x 22 3/4 x 4 3/8 in.); Unframed: 39.4 x 29.2 cm (15 1/2 x 11 1/2 in.)
- Genre
- painting
- Museum
- Cleveland Museum of Art
Tags
Italy, 16th century
About
This young man is possibly a member of the Sforza household, the ruling family of Milan during the Renaissance. He wears a plaquette on his hat indicating his nobility and status. This medallion depicts an actual work by Andrea Riccio (1470–1532), an artist whose work is represented in the museum's collection. The medallion illustrates an allegory of fortune and virtue personified by a winged woman and a child.