Portrait of a Man in Armour (known as Gaston de Foix}

This painting is probably not of the noble French commander Gaston de Foix, killed in the Battle of Ravenna on April 11, 1512, but of the painter Savoldo himself. A strange work of art, the painting reflects the remarkable ability of its creator and is also designed to suggest the general superiority of painting over sculpture: thanks to two mirrors in the background, and the various parts of the armour, the viewer has a view of the knight in the round, and also a complete view of the room and its furniture from every angle.