Don Baldassare di Antonio di Angelo

Don Baldassare di Antonio di Angelo appears in this portrait from around 1500 at the Uffizi, a painting that demonstrates Perugino's ability to produce individualized likenesses alongside his devotional work. Perugino's portraits of identified individuals are relatively rare compared to his religious output, making each example significant for understanding his approach to secular painting. The three-quarter pose with hands visible and a neutral background follows the Flemish-influenced portrait formula that Florentine painters had adopted in the late fifteenth century. The Uffizi's possession of this portrait alongside major altarpieces and devotional panels by Perugino gives Florence's great museum a comprehensive view of his artistic range.

The portrait follows Italian conventions, with the sitter presented in three-quarter view. Perugino's smooth, luminous flesh painting gives the face a refined quality consistent with his devotional figure work. The palette is restrained, with the sitter's dark costume focusing attention on the carefully rendered face.