Bildnis des Giulio Manfron,

1523

Material / Technology / Carrier

Leinwand

Dimensions of the object

77,8 x 66 cm

Displayed

Not on display

Department

Italienische Malerei

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 05.02.2024)

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).