Bindo Altoviti

Raphael

c. 1515 · Oil on panel · National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC

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Bindo Altoviti

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About this work

Artist: Raphael (1483–1520)
Year: c. 1515
Medium: Oil on panel
Original size: 59.7 × 43.8 cm
Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
Movement: Renaissance

A young man with long fair hair and a black beret turns over his shoulder to look out, one hand at his chest, his blue sleeve catching the light against a deep green ground. The sitter is Bindo Altoviti, a wealthy banker born in Rome in 1491 to a Florentine family and a notable patron of the arts, and Raphael painted him in Rome around 1515. The soft, half-turned pose and strong fall of light and shadow are unusual among Raphael's portraits of men and are often linked to his study of Leonardo. The panel stayed with Altoviti's descendants until 1808, when it was sold to Ludwig I of Bavaria. It hung in the Alte Pinakothek in Munich until 1936, after a long debate over its attribution, when it was sold abroad; Samuel H. Kress acquired it and it passed to the National Gallery of Art in Washington. A bronze bust of Altoviti by Benvenuto Cellini is in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston.

This print reproduces the whole work, uncropped, from a high-resolution scan of the original. The original is in the public domain.

Where it works

A fair-haired young man in a black beret and blue sleeve turning over his shoulder against deep green, for a study, library or living room at 24×36 in black. A dark green, oxblood or warm white wall; it pairs with Lady with an Ermine.

Style, size & framing detail

Style: Renaissance painting
Era: 16th century (c. 1515)
Orientation: Portrait
Mood: intimate
Rooms: living room, study or library, dining room
Good gift for: housewarming, art lovers

Size. We'd hang this one at 24×36. Prints at 12×18, 16×24, 24×36 in — 12×18 for a shelf, desk or a gallery-wall grid; 16×24 above a desk, console or in a hallway; 24×36 as the statement piece above a sofa or bed.

Framing. The gallery ground is part of the print, so frame it without a mat — black suits the deep tones of this period; natural wood lightens it.

Pairing. Pairs as a set of three with other famous painting prints (10% off three or more).

Details & materials

• Restored in-house from the original painting — cleaned and colour-trued at museum resolution • Heavyweight matte fine-art paper, giclée printed at 300 DPI • Sizes: 12×18, 16×24, 24×36 in; every size also available framed • Framed option: wood frame in black or natural wood, 12 mm wide and 22 mm deep, with a plexiglass front and no mat; the print is mounted inside and the frame's outside measures the listed size • Made to order; colours may vary slightly from screen

Shipping & returns

Printed after you order at the facility nearest you, then shipped. Standard delivery is free and takes 4–9 business days from order to door in the US, UK and EU (up to 10 elsewhere); Express takes 4–6 business days. Because each print is made to order we don't take change-of-mind returns, but if it arrives damaged or flawed we'll reprint or refund it — no return needed. Full policy →

Is this the whole painting, or a crop?

The whole work, uncropped. The image fills the print at the painting's own proportions; nothing is trimmed to fit a frame.

Is Bindo Altoviti in the public domain?

Yes. Raphael (1483–1520) died more than 70 years ago and the work was published before 1929, so the painting itself is public domain. This print is a reproduction made from a high-resolution scan of the original, which is held by National Gallery of Art.

What is it printed on?

Heavyweight matte fine-art paper with pigment inks, made to order in 12×18, 16×24 and 24×36 inches; every size is also offered framed in black or natural wood, with plexiglass and no mat. Colours are matched to the scan, not brightened.

When was Bindo Altoviti painted, and in what medium?

Bindo Altoviti dates from c. 1515 and was made in oil on panel; the original measures 59.7 × 43.8 cm.

What size works above a sofa or bed?

Across a three-seat sofa or a queen bed, 24×36 is the size that reads as one statement piece; 16×24 suits a narrower wall or a pair. For Bindo Altoviti we'd choose 24×36.

About this design

Bindo Altoviti (Raphael) — Bindo Altoviti · Raphael · c. 1515. This is a fine-art reproduction of a public-domain masterwork, shown whole and uncropped on a gallery ground, printed to order on heavyweight matte fine-art paper. Every size is offered unframed or framed in black or natural wood. Part of the Madten Fine Art Collection. — — — Printed to order and shipped by our production partner, Gelato.

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