Imaginary Self-Portrait of Titian

Pietro della Vecchia

National Gallery of Art

This painting shows a man from the waist up, holding a tablet-like object in his left hand, with a stylus or pencil in his right hand. He has pale skin, a long white beard and mustache, and his head is covered by a black cap. He wears a dark garment and a gold chain around his neck. In the background on the left, there is a white statue of a nude female figure standing on a rectangular pedestal. The rest of the background is dark.