The image features a man seen in a three-quarter view from the waist up. He faces slightly left with his gaze directed upwards and away from the viewer. He has distinct facial features including a pronounced nose, full beard and mustache, and wavy shoulder-length hair. The man wears a cap with a rope-like detail, along with a patterned quilted garment with a decorative collar. He holds a wooden rod or staff in his right hand. The background is plain with some shading, and there is text in the upper left corner of the image.
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The image features a man seen in a three-quarter view from the waist up. He faces slightly left with his gaze directed upwards and away from the viewer. He has distinct facial features including a pronounced nose, full beard and mustache, and wavy shoulder-length hair. The man wears a cap with a rope-like detail, along with a patterned quilted garment with a decorative collar. He holds a wooden rod or staff in his right hand. The background is plain with some shading, and there is text in the upper left corner of the image.

National Gallery of Art · Print

"El Gran Capitanio"

Italian 16th Century

Date
c. 1516/1520
Medium
engraving
Dimensions
sheet: 25.6 x 21.6 cm (10 1/16 x 8 1/2 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
1943.3.1341
Credit line
Rosenwald Collection
Time span
1501 to 1550
Department
CG-E

Subjects and terms

  • Italian
  • male
  • portrait
  • engraving
  • Gonzalo Fernandez de Cordoba y Aguilar
Watermarks

present but not identified

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