Moretto da Brescia: Portrait of a young man (1542?)
Alessandro Bonvicino detto il Moretto [da Brescia] (from 1490/98 to 1554)
Portrait of a young man (1542?)
London, National Gallery
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The sitter is probably Fortunato Martinengo Cesaresco, a scholarly nobleman of Brescia. The painting may date from 1542 when he married. Rare ancient coins and the bronze foot suggest the interests of a scholarly collector and were also fit subjects for melancholy reflection. 'Alas, I desire too much' is written in Greek upon his cap badge.
Moretto da Brescia: Portrait of a young man (1542?)
Alessandro Bonvicino detto il Moretto [da Brescia] (from 1490/98 to 1554)
Portrait of a young man (1542?)
London, National Gallery
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The sitter is probably Fortunato Martinengo Cesaresco, a scholarly nobleman of Brescia. The painting may date from 1542 when he married. Rare ancient coins and the bronze foot suggest the interests of a scholarly collector and were also fit subjects for melancholy reflection. 'Alas, I desire too much' is written in Greek upon his cap badge.