Ludovic Stuart (1574-1623/1624), first Duke of Richmond and second Duke of Lennox or Thomas Howard (1561-1628), Earl of Suffolk
The subject stares from an oval window of gold, a man caught in the stillness of a single moment. He is positioned slightly off-center, his gaze drifting toward the left as if acknowledging a presence just beyond the frame. A deep, saturated ultramarine blue forms the backdrop, a solid wall of color that pushes the figure forward. Against this intense field, the pale, naturalistic tones of his skin emerge with…








