Portrait of an Elderly Gentleman with Gloves (Liberale da Pinedel?)
Technical Details
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Title
Portrait of an Elderly Gentleman with Gloves (Liberale da Pinedel?) -
Author
Lorenzo Lotto -
Year
1542 - 4 -
Dimensions
cm 90 x 75 -
Inventory
370 -
Room
XIX -
Signature
L. LOTO
This portrait, signed in the upper left-hand corner, is one of Lotto’s most intense works in terms both of its execution and of its psychological depth. The sitter’s identity is uncertain but it may be Liberale da Pinedel whose portrait, according to the artist’s Account Book, was painted with those of Febo da Brescia and Laura da Pola during his second spell in Treviso. Setting aside the bright colours and symbolic allusions of his earlier portraits, Lotto opts here for a simplified composition inspired by Titian.
