Portrait of a Gentleman (Melone)
1513 painting by Altobello Melone From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
1513 painting by Altobello Melone From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Portrait of a Gentleman is a 1513 oil on wood panel by Altobello Melone.[1] It is kept in the Accademia Carrara, Bergamo.[2]
| Portrait of Gentleman | |
|---|---|
Portrait of Cesare Borgia | |
| Artist | Altobello Melone |
| Year | c. 1513 |
| Movement | Renaissance |
| Dimensions | 58.1 cm × 48.2 cm (22.9 in × 19.0 in) |
| Location | Accademia Carrara, Bergamo |
| Owner | Guglielmo Lochis |
It is one of the most famous paintings from the collection of Count Guglielmo Lochis, where for it was thought to be a portrait of Cesare Borgia, son of Pope Alexander VI.[3] The attribution to Altobello Melone was first made in 1871.[4] It was confirmed in 1955 by Mina Gregori, who compared the portrait in eccentric style to Melone's The road to Emmaus.[5]
Some three hundred years after the portrait was painted, the Borgia family ordered a copy from Pelagio Palagi, and the copy was discussed at some length by Antoine-Claude Pasquin.[6]
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