Ugolino Martelli

Florentine 16th Century

National Gallery of Art

The painting shows a person sitting with their body slightly turned to the left and their head turned towards us. They have a fair complexion, with high cheekbones, a long nose, and thin pink lips in a neutral expression. They have short, light brown hair mostly covered by a dark hat with a white plume. The person wears a dark garment with puffed sleeves, a white collar, and a white strip on the chest. They rest their left hand on their knee while their right arm rests on a wooden surface next to them, their right hand holding a white cloth. In the bottom right corner, a small black book sits on a low wooden surface. In the background is a dark gray wall with decorative molding and paneling.