Portrait of a Young Man

Venetian Painter

Download hi-res image TITLE Portrait of a Young Man
AUTHOR Venetian Painter
DATE 1515 (?)
OBJECT TYPE AND MATERIAL Oil on canvas
TECNICA OPERA oil on canvas
DIMENSIONS cm 71 x 57
INVENTORY 2223
ROOM XIX
Work on display

The incomplete date on the parapet should probably read MDXV while the entwined letters EC are apocryphal. The picture, previously given to artists working in Lombardy and the Veneto such as Savoldo, Titian or Cariani, appears in fact to be closely linked to Titian’s early portraits. X-ray examination has revealed two earlier versions beneath the present painted surface: a (vertical) portrait of a man and a previous (horizontal) dual portrait.