1535
oil
canvas
From the collection of Borghese Collection
Portrait of a Gentleman is a 1535 oil by Lorenzo Lotto, a Mannerism work, held at Borghese Collection.
This painting shows a man sitting with his right arm resting on a table. He is wearing a dark robe and a cap, and has a long beard. In the background, there is a landscape with a river and hills. The man's clothing and the style of the painting suggest that it is from the Renaissance period. The artist has used chiaroscuro to create a sense of depth and volume in the figure. If you're interested in learning more about this style of painting, you might want to look up the artist Lorenzo Lotto.
Portrait of a Gentleman is an oil-on-canvas painting by the Italian artist Lorenzo Lotto, created c. 1535, now in the Galleria Borghese in Rome. It first appears in the written record in 1790, when it is mentioned in an inventory of the Galleria Borghese. Its dating is based on stylistic similarities to other works by Lotto of the mid 1530s. One theory as to the subject holds him to be the Albanian condottiero Mercurio Bua, who died in the service of Venice around 1542, which would re-date the work to the 1520s. The scene seen through the window in the left background includes Saint George…
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Lorenzo Lotto (c. 1480 – 1556/57) was an Italian Renaissance painter, draughtsman, and illustrator, traditionally placed in the Venetian school, though much of his career was spent in other north Italian cities. He…
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