Bildnis des Giulio Manfron
Paris Bordone (1500-1571)

Portrait of Giulio Manfron,

1523
Material / Technology / Carrier
Leinwand
Dimensions of the object
77,8 x 66 cm
Displayed
AP OG Kabinett 5
Genre
Malerei
Inventory number
512
Acquisition
Aus der Kurfürstlichen Galerie München
Stock
Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen - Alte Pinakothek München
Citation
Paris Bordone, Bildnis des Giulio Manfron, 1523, Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen - Alte Pinakothek München, URL: https://www.sammlung.pinakothek.de/en/artwork/y7GE8N1LPV (Last updated on 28.05.2024)
The distanced and melancholic habitus of this bearded man draws on portraits by Giorgione and Titian. He is probably to be identified as the Venetian condottiere (mercenary leader) Giulio Manfron (1490/92–1526). This is suggested by his close resemblance to a well-documented likeness of Manfron which Paris Bordone included in an altarpiece originally from the church of San Agostino in Crema (now on display in the Galleria Tadini in Lovere).

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