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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
- 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
NGA object ID 4544. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.