Portret van Benito Arias Montano
1572
From the collection of Ignacio Larramendi Foundation
1572
From the collection of Ignacio Larramendi Foundation
This painting shows a person's head and shoulders, turned to the right. The person is dressed in old-fashioned clothes. He has a serious expression on his face. This painting is interesting because it has a Latin caption at the bottom. It gives us a clue about the person in the painting. To learn more about this style of portrait, look into the technique: sfumato.
