Portrait of Andrea Doria | |
Artist: | Sebastiano Del Piombo |
Medium: | Oil on panel |
Height Metric: | 153 |
Width Metric: | 107 |
Metric Unit: | cm |
Imperial Unit: | in |
City: | Rome |
Museum: | Doria Pamphilj Gallery |
The Portrait of Andrea Doria is a painting finished by the Italian High Renaissance painter Sebastiano Del Piombo. It was painted after Sebastiano had fully mastered his Roman style.[1] The painting depicts Andrea Doria, a famed naval commander from Genoa. Doria had rescued the city from French control and was made a prince as a reward. The naval symbols on the relief at the bottom of the painting emphasize Doria's rank of Admiral.[2] The imitation antique relief at the bottom of the painting was likely included at the wishes of the patron.[3]
It is housed in the Doria Pamphilj Gallery of Rome.[4]