Portrait of a Man
Medium
oil on wood, transferred to wood
Dimensions
unframed: 39.4 × 29.2 cm · framed: 74.9 × 57.8 × 11.1 cm
Classification
Painting
Department
European Painting and Sculpture
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Bequest of James Parmelee
Accession Number
1940.539
Tags
male
About this artwork
This young man is possibly a member of the Sforza household, the ruling family of Milan during the Renaissance. He wears a plaquette on his hat indicating his nobility and status. This medallion depicts an actual work by Andrea Riccio (1470–1532), an artist whose work is represented in the museum's collection. The medallion illustrates an allegory of fortune and virtue personified by a winged woman and a child.