Pier Francesco Pauli

Ottavio Leoni

National Gallery of Art

This print depicts the upper body of a man, showing his face and shoulders. He is positioned within an oval frame. The man has a full head of hair styled in waves and curls, framing his pale, slightly wrinkled face, alongside a mustache and a small patch of hair on his chin. He looks out at us with deep-set eyes. His attire consists of a patterned garment with large decorative buttons and a wide collar that curves over his shoulders. Outside of the oval border encasing the man's portrait, there is text in each corner of the image, including: "Eques Pier da Pesaro," "Francesco Pauli Secretario," "Eques Octauius Leonus," and "Roman' Pictor fecit."