Portrait of a Man (recto)
by PREVITALI, Andrea, Panel, 24 x 18 cm
The sitter of this early portrait is not identified, however, he is probably Venetian. The portrait shows the influence of Giovanni Bellini, which is confirmed by the signature in Latin on the back of the painting: painted by Andrea Cordiliaghi, pupil of Giovanni Bellini.
On the reverse side of the panel a skull is depicted, a reference to the transitory character of beauty and youth.