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DiaporamaPortrait of a Man - Front
Oil On Panel- Renaissance
1502- Renaissance
18.0 x 23.0 cm
Museo Poldi Pezzoli
Andrea Previtali (1480 – 1528)
Discover Andrea Previtali (1480-1528), a Bergamo Renaissance painter known for rustic scenes & religious works. Explore his 'Annunciation' and unique style.
Museo Poldi Pezzoli (Milan, Italy)
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This impressive portrait has been attributed to the early career of Andrea Previtali, a painter from the Bergamo area called Cordeliaghi because he was the son of a dealer in threads (corde) and needles (aghi). The artist trained in Giovanni Bellini’s Venetian workshop, at a time when the influence of Antonello da Messina was still dominant, as clear in this painting. On the back a Latin inscription (“This is the beauty, this the form that remains. This law is the same for all.”) and a skull, warn against the vanity of earthly beauty; almost a counterpoint to the intense vitality of the gaze of the man on the front. The panel, datable to about 1502, was originally set in a frame which probably rested on a rotating support, as indicated by the fact that the skull is upside down in relation to the portrait.
About this artwork
- Title: Portrait of a Man - Front
- Artist: Andrea Previtali
- Year: 1502
- Original dimensions: 18.0 x 23.0 cm
- Format: Portrait
- Copyright status: Public domain
- Where to see it: Museo Poldi Pezzoli
- Movement: Renaissance
- Creative period: Early Period
- Corpus context: early career development , vanitas and earthly vanity
Quick Facts
- Movement: Renaissance
- Notable elements: Latin inscription and skull on reverse
- Artistic style: Venetian School
- Artist: Andrea Previtali
- Influences:
- Giovanni Bellini
- Antonello da Messina
- Title: Portrait of a Man - Front
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