Portrait of Andrea Doria (Sebastiano del Piombo)

The Portrait of Andrea Doria is a painting finished c. 1526 by the Italian High Renaissance painter Sebastiano Del Piombo.

[1] The painting depicts Andrea Doria, a famed naval commander from Genoa.

Doria had rescued the city from French control and was made a prince as a reward.

The naval symbols on the relief at the bottom of the painting emphasize Doria's rank of Admiral.

[2] The imitation antique relief at the bottom of the painting was likely included at the wishes of the patron.