Portrait of a man (Alvise Contarini?)
1450
unspecified
From the collection of University of Cyprus
1450
unspecified
From the collection of University of Cyprus
Portrait of a man (Alvise Contarini?) is a 1450 unspecified by Jacometto Veneziano, a Early Renaissance work, held at University of Cyprus.
This painting shows a man, possibly Alvise Contarini, looking straight at us. He's dressed in simple clothes, and his face is serious. What's interesting is that this painting was paired with one of a woman, and together they seem to convey a message of lasting love. The painting's message is reinforced by a symbol on the back, but to learn more about the style and method used to create this, look at the work of Jacometto Veneziano.
Jacometto painted crisp, small-scale portraits during the late 1400s in Venice. In *Portrait of Alvise Contarini; A Tethered Roebuck* he paired a man’s likeness on one side with a delicate deer tethered to a tree on the…
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