Portrait of Charles the Bold

The painting employs chiaroscuro, a strong contrast between light and dark, to accentuate the subject's facial features against a dark background. This lighting technique, reminiscent of a spotlight, draws intense focus on Charles's serious expression.

Sebastiano del Piombo completed the portrait in 1523. Its current location is the Statens Museum for Kunst, though the full provenance history prior to its museum acquisition is not detailed here.

As a product of the High Renaissance, the portrait reflects the era's emphasis on individualism and the accurate depiction of personality through subtle, nuanced expressions, as seen in Charles's introspective gaze.