Bildnis eines Mannes,

um 1520

Material / Technology / Carrier

Leinwand, auf Eichenholz aufgezogen

Dimensions of the object

89,3 x 74,2 cm

Displayed

AP EG Saal XII

Department

Italienische Malerei

Genre

Malerei

Inventory number

517

Acquisition

1806 aus der Galerie Düsseldorf

Stock

Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen - Alte Pinakothek München

Citation

Tiziano Vecellio, gen. Tizian, Bildnis eines Mannes, um 1520, Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen - Alte Pinakothek München, URL: https://www.sammlung.pinakothek.de/en/artwork/Dn4ZnDR4aK (Last updated on 23.10.2023)

In sixteenth-century Venice, portraits of men were produced in a great variety and to the highest quality. Titian was especially sought after as a portrait painter. In this likeness of a nobleman in a casual pose, his left hand resting on the hilt of his sword, the painter combines dignified elegance with a sensitive, psychological characterisation. In keeping with the preference for a melancholic ideal of masculinity shaped by contemporary love poetry, the portrait not only reflects the sitter’s awareness of his social status but also his emotional sensitivity.