Portrait of a Member of the Quaratesi Family 1561

This anonymous portrait from 1561 depicts a member of the Quaratesi family. The sitter is dressed in fashionable attire of the period, with a black doublet, white collar, and a black cap. The sitter's right hand is resting on a table, while the left hand is tucked into a white handkerchief, a popular pose in portraiture of the time. The presence of the family's coat of arms in the upper right corner indicates a commissioned work likely intended to commemorate the individual. The painting exhibits a combination of realism and formality, characteristic of Renaissance portraiture, conveying both the sitter's social standing and individual presence.