1545
oil
stone
From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
portrait of Bindo Altoviti is a 1545 oil by Francesco Salviati, a Mannerism work, held at Metropolitan Museum of Art.
The painting depicts a man with a long, brown beard and mustache, wearing a black hat and a dark, fur-trimmed coat. His hands are clasped together in front of him, and he is set against a dark background with some greenery visible behind him. The man's attire and the style of the painting suggest that it is a portrait from the Renaissance period. The level of detail in the man's face and clothing is quite high, indicating a skilled artist. This painting is a great example of the work of artist Francesco Salviati.
Francesco Salviati or Francesco de' Rossi (1510 – 11 November 1563) was an Italian Mannerist painter who lived and worked in Florence, with periods in Bologna and Venice, ending with a long period in Rome, where he died.
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