Portrait of a boy, standing full length, beside a table

circa 1556

Boy standing beside a table. He wears a ruffled collar and a cloak. Extensive inscription in Italian is part of the painted image. The frame is black with gold edges and corners with foliate carving.

Italian

oil, canvas, wood

Overall: 47 1/2 x 2 x 71 in. (120.7 x 5.1 x 180.3 cm)
Sight: 62 x 38 1/2 in. (157.5 x 97.8 cm)

Purchased by Doris Duke at Rose Cumming, Inc., New York, May 22, 1972

1999.726