Bishop Altobello Averoldo

Italienische Malerei 1500–1515, c. 1505

This painting depicts the upper body of a man with a fair complexion, short dark hair, a long nose, thin eyebrows, deep-set brown eyes, and thin pink lips in a neutral expression. He is facing us, wearing a black cap, a deep red cloak, and a white inner garment with a high black collar and long white sleeves. His right hand is raised to his chest, and it has two small rings on it. In the background, there is a landscape with bright green fields, green trees, and a winding blue river on the right. In the background there are distant blue hills, and some light blue structures resembling buildings or castles under a blue sky with clouds. At the bottom of the painting is a line of gold text on a black border.
Artist
Italienische Malerei 1500–1515
Date
c. 1505
Type
Painting
Medium
oil on poplar panel
Dimensions
52.8 × 40 cm
Collection
National Gallery of Art, Washington
Licence
Public domain, CC0

Image description

This painting depicts the upper body of a man with a fair complexion, short dark hair, a long nose, thin eyebrows, deep-set brown eyes, and thin pink lips in a neutral expression. He is facing us, wearing a black cap, a deep red cloak, and a white inner garment with a high black collar and long white sleeves. His right hand is raised to his chest, and it has two small rings on it. In the background, there is a landscape with bright green fields, green trees, and a winding blue river on the right. In the background there are distant blue hills, and some light blue structures resembling buildings or castles under a blue sky with clouds. At the bottom of the painting is a line of gold text on a black border.

Italienische Malerei 1500–1515