"Titian’s Schoolmaster" by Giovanni Battista Moroni https://www.nga.gov/artworks/1184-titians-schoolmaster
Few artists could match Moroni’s skill in depicting the appearance of his sitters, far less his ability to conjure the inner workings of their minds. The identity of the gentleman in this penetrating portrait is a mystery.
Duveen Brothers, Inc., London, New York, and Paris); sold February 1909 to Peter A.B.
