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Portrait of a Man

Attributed to Pietro di Cristoforo Vannucci, called Pietro Perugino

Brooklyn Museum photograph

Caption

Attributed to Pietro di Cristoforo Vannucci, called Pietro Perugino (Italian, Umbrian, c. 1450–1523). Portrait of a Man, ca. 1490s. Tempera and oil on panel, 22 7/8 x 17 1/2 in. (58.1 x 44.5 cm) frame: 32 1/8 x 27 1/8 in. (81.6 x 68.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the executors of the Estate of Colonel Michael Friedsam, 34.497. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

European Art

Title

Portrait of a Man

Date

ca. 1490s

Geography

Place made: Italy

Medium

Tempera and oil on panel

Classification

Painting

Dimensions

22 7/8 x 17 1/2 in. (58.1 x 44.5 cm) frame: 32 1/8 x 27 1/8 in. (81.6 x 68.9 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of the executors of the Estate of Colonel Michael Friedsam

Accession Number

34.497

Frequent Art Questions

  • Is this Christopher Columbus?

    No, this is not Christopher Columbus, who was from the Italian city of Genoa. This man was a Florentine merchant, whose identity we do not know.

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Artists and makers

Pietro di Cristoforo Vannucci, called Pietro Perugino

1 work in the collection