Portrait of a Knight of Malta, Probably Fra Jacopo Salviati
The Met
Artist: Mirabello Cavalori(Italian, Salincorno 1535–1572 Florence)
Date: 1566
Department: European Paintings
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 35 x 26 1/4 in. (88.9 x 66.7 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of George Blumenthal, 1941
Visual Descriptions
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Brief Description
Half-length portrait of a bearded man in a dark coat, white cross, holding a letter
Detailed Description
A vertical, half-length portrait depicts a man with fair skin, dark hair, and a dark beard and mustache, facing directly forward. He is positioned slightly to the viewer's right. He wears a dark, possibly black, garment with a high, stiff white collar and white cuffs visible at his wrists. A prominent white, eight-pointed cross is affixed to the center of his chest. His right hand, positioned at the center of the composition, holds a folded piece of white paper or a letter. His left hand rests on a reddish-brown, rectangular surface that extends from the lower left edge of the frame. The background is a dark, plain color, with a subtle vertical lighter strip visible on the right side. Light illuminates the man's face, collar, hands, and the white cross from the left side of the composition.
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