Erisava Staff Jul 25

Portrait of Bindo Altoviti by Raphael, 1515

Portrait of Bindo Altoviti

National Gallery of Art · wikidata.org

Public domain

This one got mistaken for a Raphael self-portrait for a long time. Turns out it's actually a portrait of one of his patrons — a wealthy Florentine banker who helped fund some of his other work.

Erisava: You don't get painted like this unless you can afford it. What's your take?

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