Portrait of a Warrior
around 1505/10 | Giorgio da Castelfranco, gen. Giorgione
The warrior in armour appears in half-length against a dark background. To the right of him in profile we see the grimace of an ugly old man. Like Titian’s “Bravo” (Inv.-Nr. GG 64), where two men in half-length also face one another, the meaning of this scene is unclear. Despite its poor condition, the work’s high artistic quality points to Giorgione as the creator.
The warrior in armour appears in half-length against a dark background. To the right of him in profile we see the grimace of an ugly old man. Like Titian’s “Bravo” (Inv.-Nr. GG 64), where two men in half-length also face one another, the meaning of this scene is unclear. Despite its poor condition, the work’s high artistic quality points to Giorgione as the creator.
Artist:
Giorgio da Castelfranco, gen. Giorgione (?) (um 1477 Castelfranco - 1510 Venedig) DNB
Time:
around 1505/10
Object Name
Painting
Culture
Italian, Venetian
Material/technology:
Canvas
Dimensions:
allseitig beschnitten: Overall: 72,5 cm × 56,8 cm
Copyright
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Gemäldegalerie
Invs.
Gemäldegalerie, 1526
Provenance
1528 Zuan Antonio Venier, Venice; then owned by the Priuli, Venice; 1638-1649 Hamilton; Leopold Wilhelm