Cardinal Guido Bentivoglio, Papal Nuncio at the Court of Louis XIII

Jean Morin

Cleveland Museum of Art

Black and white portrait of a man with a receding hairline and beard, wearing a collared shirt and jacket. The man is shown from the chest up, facing slightly to the right. The portrait is in an octagonal frame with a beveled edge and ridged border. The frame has text on it, reading: - along the top: "CARDINALIS OBIT" - on the left side: "BENTIVOLVS S.R.E." - on the right side: "EPISCOPVS ANTVERNIEN" The background of the image is a light gray color with darker shading behind the portrait. There is small text at the bottom left and right of the image. The overall image is detailed and finely shaded.