1543, Titian (Tiziano Vecellio), Portrait of Pope Paul III without Cap -- Louvre Museum (Paris)
From the museum label: Paul III, then aged over seventy-five, was depicted by Titian without a camauro (papal cap) as a sign of humility, using a palette of magnificent red and white hues that shimmer in the light. The pope's right hand, wearing the papal ring, rests on a money pouch, a reminder of both the duty of charity and of his power to bestow ecclesiastical privileges.
1543, Titian (Tiziano Vecellio), Portrait of Pope Paul III without Cap -- Louvre Museum (Paris)
From the museum label: Paul III, then aged over seventy-five, was depicted by Titian without a camauro (papal cap) as a sign of humility, using a palette of magnificent red and white hues that shimmer in the light. The pope's right hand, wearing the papal ring, rests on a money pouch, a reminder of both the duty of charity and of his power to bestow ecclesiastical privileges.