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Portrait of a Gentleman

Altobello Melone

1513

oil

panel

From the collection of Accademia Carrara

High Renaissance Renaissance Portrait

Dominant colour

Portrait of a Gentleman is a 1513 oil by Altobello Melone, a High Renaissance work, held at Accademia Carrara.

Who painted this?: Altobello Melone
When & what style?: 1513 · High Renaissance
Where can I see it?: Accademia Carrara

About this work

The painting is called Portrait of a Gentleman. It was made by Altobello Melone in 1513. You can find it at the Accademia Carrara, which is interesting because this museum has a collection of artworks from the 15th to 19th centuries. The painting is made with oil paint on a wood panel. To learn more about similar artwork, look up the museum: Accademia Carrara.

The story of this work

Overview

Portrait of a Gentleman is a 1513 oil on wood panel by Altobello Melone. It is kept in the Accademia Carrara, Bergamo. It is one of the most famous paintings from the collection of Count Guglielmo Lochis, where for it was thought to be a portrait of Cesare Borgia, son of Pope Alexander VI. The attribution to Altobello Melone was first made in 1871. It was confirmed in 1955 by Mina Gregori, who compared the portrait in eccentric style to Melone's The road to Emmaus. Some three hundred years after the portrait was painted, the Borgia family ordered a copy from Pelagio Palagi, and the copy was…

Read the full account in the museum source.

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