Why it matters
A young man in a red beret looks out at us. Traditionally said to be Raphael's friend Pietro Bembo, the sitter may be someone else: Venetian noblemen wore black, not red.
Did you know?
- It dates from around 1504.
- It came to Budapest in 1820, attributed to Bernardino Luini.
- It was first attributed to Raphael in 1884.
Based on the Wikipedia article Portrait of Pietro Bembo (Raphael) (CC BY-SA 4.0).
