Portrait of Doge Leonardo Loredan (c. 1501), 61.5×45, tempera on panel, National Gallery, London. This is Giovanni Bellini's most brilliant and mature portrait, one of the classic Renaissance portraits, presented in the popular three-quarter view of the time because it best reveals personality and character. The vivid portrait was commissioned by Leonardo Loredan from the painter after his election as Doge of Venice (October 2, 1501). The Doge is framed within (or outside) a serene blue cosmic background; his solemn face is bathed in light from the left, his focused eyes slightly turned to the left (most portraits face the viewer), his nose appearing straight under the play of light and shadow, lips thin, chin rounded, and forehead marked by the traces of age. His hair is covered by a white coif, and he wears the prestigious golden doge's hat, with two white coif cords hanging naturally over the magnificent gold-and-white doge robe, which is adorned with a string of round metal chains symbolizing authority. Full of personality, mastering a profound emotion, it manifests the Doge's nobility, wisdom, capability, and passion. The lifelike portrait, through exquisite craftsmanship, captivates not only with its radiant image, ornate patterns, and texture, but even more so with its soft, delicate tones blending into the light to form excellent volume. The painter's name is signed on a white strip of paper on the frame, making this an iconic work of 16th-century portraiture that vividly expresses the eternal aesthetic beauty of Venetian humanism.