The Little Standard Bearer

Albrecht Altdorfer

National Gallery of Art

This print depicts a man standing upright. He is slightly angled to the right and wears a large, plumed hat that partially covers his head. The man's facial features include a straight nose, deep-set eyes, a long mustache, and slightly furrowed eyebrows. He is dressed in an outfit featuring a doublet with puffed sleeves, short breeches, and knee-length boots. A round object appears to hang from his waist. His right hand is on his hip, and the other one is draped by cascading fabric from a flag or banner he holds that extends upward behind his head. The background shows a landscape with hills, a castle, and smaller buildings against a sky decorated with thin horizontal lines. The print is on off-white paper.