\paperw4260 \margr0\margl0 \plain \fs20 \f1 The subject of this picture is a young man with long hair, turned slightly to present a three-quarter portrait. He is set against the
background of a blue sky flecked with clouds. This type of portrait, often painted to celebrate a wedding, is based on Flemish prototypes and was particularly widely practiced by Venetian artists, as well as by Antonello da Messina.