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Capital with male figures
Telamone with dragons
mosaic of Sant'Eustachio
Main portal of Santa Maria del Popolo
Styphore Lion
Leone Stiloforo
Pietà Mantegazza
Apsidal fresco of Sant'Agata al Monte
Wooden model of the Cathedral of Pavia
Wooden model of the cathedral of Pavia
Crypt of Sant'Eusebio
Crypt of Sant'Eusebio
Crypt of Sant'Eusebio
Crypt of Sant'Eusebio
Triumph of Alexander the Great
Reflection
Gallant scene
Portrait of a Malaspina man
Shovel Bottigella
Madonna and Child
Secret accusation
Small cup
Pluteus with peacocks
Senator plate
Pluteus with sea monsters

Portrait of a Malaspina man

Antonello da Messina

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Civic Museums of the Visconti Castle

Civic Museums of the Visconti Castle

Viale XI Febbraio, 35, Pavia

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Antonello's ability to grasp the intimate essence of the person will lead Antonello da Messina to become one of the greatest portrait painters of all time. This particular skill is revealed since his first Portrait of a Man, dated approximately around 1465-68: here the portrayed, with a sudden jerk of the head and a slightly ironic expression, almost seems to spy on the observer's space. On the low parapet appears the writing, simulating an engraving, in capital letters: “ANTONELLUS MESSANEUS PINXIT”. It is the vindication of an early masterpiece. In this small walnut panel (which measures only 27 x 20 cm) we find the essential data of what the Sicilian painter will be: the presentation of the subject on a dark background half-length, cut just below the shoulder, portrait of three quarters, with thin-lipped mouths, barely puckered by a hint of a smile, and a slightly mocking look that never leaves the observer. The details of the face correspond to the physiognomic data of a character.
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Title: Portrait of a Malaspina man

Author: Antonello da Messina

Date: 1465 - 68

Technique: Fat tempera on walnut panel

Displayed in: Civic Museums of the Visconti Castle

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