Andrea Mantegna (c.1431–1506) (design for a mosaic in the Victoria and Albert Museum)
1870
oil
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1870
oil
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
The painting depicts a man standing in front of a yellow background, dressed in a long black robe with a red hat and a red undershirt. He holds a piece of paper or parchment in his left hand. The man's attire and the parchment he holds suggest that he might be an artist or a scholar. The yellow background behind him is made up of small, square tiles, which could be part of a mosaic. If you're interested in learning more about the artist who created this painting, you might want to look up Frederick Richard Pickersgill.
