Bust-length portrait of a man in blue, looking right, with a pale hand and purple drapery behind
The painting depicts a bust-length portrait of a man with fair skin and short, dark brown hair, positioned slightly to the left of center and facing towards the right. His eyes are light, and his expression is neutral. He wears a high-collared, long-sleeved garment of deep blue, with a thin reddish-brown trim visible along the collar. A dark, possibly black or very dark brown, piece of fabric is draped over his left shoulder, extending down his chest. Behind his head, to the upper left, a pale hand with long fingers is visible, resting against a background of rich, deeply folded purple drapery. The drapery extends across the upper right portion of the canvas. A narrow vertical strip of green is visible along the far right edge of the painting. The overall lighting highlights the man's face and the folds of the drapery.