\paperw4260 \margr0\margl0 \plain \fs20 \f1 This painting is a fine portrait of Giangiorgio Trissino (1478-1550), the famous poet, philologist and great connoisseur of architectu
re. Vincenzo CatenaÆs connection with the subject of the portrait can be explained by the links that the painter is known to have had with the Venetian Humanist circles headed by Trissino. The man is holding a book covered in violet cloth.