Portrait of a Humanist, Sebastiano del Piombo, circa 1520

The identity of the sitter is not known. Dietrich rauchenberger has suggested that the painting may depict leo africanus (c. 1494-c. 1554). (rauchenberger 1999, pp. 78-79) another possibility is that painting depicts the italian poet marcantonio flaminio (1497/8–1550) who was a friend of the artist. (masonen 2001, p. 128). Object Type: painting. Genre: portrait. Date: circa 1520. Dimensions: height: 134.7 cm (53 in) ; width: 101 cm (39.7 in). Medium: oil on panel. Depicted People: Leo Africanus. Collection: Samuel H. Kress Collection. Sebastiano del Piombo Portrait of a Humanist