1594
oil
canvas
From the collection of Capitoline Museums
Portrait of a Man with a Dog is a 1594 oil by Bartolomeo Passarotti, a Mannerism work, held at Capitoline Museums.
This painting shows a man with a dog. The man is wearing a black hat and a white shirt with a high collar. He has a beard and is looking at the dog. The dog is white with brown spots and is looking up at the man. The man's right hand is resting on the dog's back, and the dog's front paws are on the man's chest. The background of the painting is a dark red color. The painting is done in a style that emphasizes contrasts between light and dark, which is characteristic of the chiaroscuro technique.
Bartolomeo Passarotti or Passerotti (1529–1592) was an Italian painter of the mannerist period, who worked mainly in his native Bologna. His family name is also spelled Passerotti or Passarotto.
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