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Portrait of a Man

Bartolomeo Veneto (Italian, 1531)c. 1510s

The Cleveland Museum of Art

The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States

This young man is possibly a member of the Sforza household, the ruling family of Milan during the Renaissance. He wears a plaquette on his hat indicating his nobility and status. This medallion depicts an actual work by Andrea Riccio (1470–1532), an artist whose work is represented in the museum's collection. The medallion illustrates an allegory of fortune and virtue personified by a winged woman and a child.

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  • Title: Portrait of a Man
  • Creator: Bartolomeo Veneto (Italian, 1531)
  • Date Created: c. 1510s
  • Physical Dimensions: Framed: 74.9 x 57.8 x 11.1 cm (29 1/2 x 22 3/4 x 4 3/8 in.); Unframed: 39.4 x 29.2 cm (15 1/2 x 11 1/2 in.)
  • Provenance: Baron Michele Lazzaroni [d- 1937], Rome, Italy and Paris, France, sold to Lord Duveen of Millbank, Lord Duveen of Millbank [1869-1939] City of Westminister, London, United Kingdom, sold to James Parmelee, James Parmelee [1855-1931] Washington DC by bequest to the Cleveland Museum of Art, The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • Type: Painting
  • Rights: CC0
  • External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1940.539
  • Medium: oil on wood, transferred to wood
  • Department: European Painting and Sculpture
  • Culture: Italy, 16th century
  • Credit Line: Bequest of James Parmelee
  • Collection: P - Italian 16th & 17th Century
  • Accession Number: 1940.539
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