Lucan portrait of a man by Leonardo da Vinci, Leonardo da Vinci, circa 1505

Back of panel of portrait of leonardo da vinci, showing inscription. Believed by some experts to be a self-portrait and therefor the work upon which a numbber of later paintings (such as that in the uffizi) are based. The inscription "pinxit mea" is written from right to left. Object Type: painting. Genre: portrait. Date: circa 1505. Dimensions: height: 44 cm (17.3 in) ; width: 60 cm (23.6 in). Medium: tempera and wood. Depicted People: Leonardo da Vinci. Collection: Museum of the Ancient People of Lucania. Leonardo da Vinci LUCAN self-portrait REVERSE