by Titian, 1523
Italian painter Titian painted this portrait around 1520-1523. The young man's identity remains unknown, though scholars have proposed various Venetian nobles. He wears elegant black and white clothing and holds a glove loosely in one hand while wearing another. His expression is serious, slightly melancholy, intensely present.
This portrait established a new standard for aristocratic portraiture. The psychological depth, the restrained color scheme, the three-quarter pose with hands prominently displayed: all these conventions would dominate European portrait painting for centuries. The hands, particularly the gloved one, receive as much attention as the face.
The painting entered the Louvre collections in 1671 as part of the purchase of the banker Jabach's art. It influenced Rembrandt, Van Dyck, and countless later portraitists who studied its balance of formality and intimacy.

Ancient Roman (Unknown), -100
Louvre, Paris, Paris

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Louvre, Paris, Paris

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Louvre, Paris, Paris

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Louvre, Paris, Paris
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