VIVARINI, Alvise
(b. 1445/46, Venezia, d. 1503/5, Venezia)

Portrait of a Gentleman

1488-92
Oil on panel, 28 x 22 cm
Private collection

Alvise Vivarini's portraits reflect the interest in light and volume seen in the works of Antonello da Messina. He presents the sitter of his portraits with directness, as seen in the present portrait of a gentleman in a black cap with an elaborate zazzera (a shock or mop of hair).