Year: 16th Century
Size: 32.5" x 24.5"
Medium: Oil
Description: Fine 16th Century Italian old Master portrait of an Augustinian Monk, oil on canvas. Half length portrait of the monk accompanied by a open scroll, inscribed skull (Memento Mori) holding and rosary with a heraldry shield top right. Magnificent detail and condition for its age by a leading painter from the period. The sitter and artist may be identified from the shield and inscriptions with additional research. Unframed. Measurements: 32.5" x 24.5" unframed