\paperw19995 \margr0\margl0 \plain \fs20 \f1 A marvelous example of Lorenzo LottoÆs portraiture, this work was painted during the artistÆs first stay in Bergamo. The li
mpid representation of the material, achieved through the use of meticulous line and brilliant light, is combined with a shrewd study of the young manÆs psychology, clearly apparent in his suspicious and penetrating gaze.