The identity of the sitter is not known. Dietrich Rauchenberger has suggested that the painting may depict Leo Africanus (c.1494-c.1554).(Rauchenberger 1999, pp. 78-79) Another possibility is that painting depicts the Italian poet Marcantonio Flaminio (1497/8–1550) who was a friend of the artist.(Masonen 2001, p. 128)
Rauchenberger, Dietrich (1999). Johannes Leo der Afrikaner: seine Beschreibung des Raumes zwischen Nil und Niger nach dem Urtext. (In German) Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz, ISBN3-447-04172-2.
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Painting; oil on panel transferred to hardboard; overall: 134.7 x 101 x 3.5 cm (53 1/16 x 39 3/4 x 1 3/8 in.)framed: 171.8 x 139.4 x 10.2 cm (67 5/8 x 54 7/8 x 4 in.);