"although still unidentified, the cross on the field armor of this high-ranking officer indicates that he was most likely a knight of saint john. Two elegantly dressed pages attend to his armor, as if to ready him for battle. One secures his rerebrace over his velvet doublet while the other presents his helmet. Pages often came from high-standing families, so the presence of a black page poses questions about his status and origins that cannot be answered until the the sitter is identified. People of african origin or descent were present in venice and in the courts of northern italy, but this is one of the earliest depictions of a black servant in aristocratic male portraiture. " [1]. Object Type: painting. Genre: portrait. Date: between 1520 and 1571. Dimensions: height: 116.8 cm (45.9 in) ; width: 157.5 cm (62 in). Medium: oil on canvas. Collection: European Paintings. Paris bordone 016
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