Francesco Torbido, called Il Moro (Venice 1482/3-1562 Verona)

Francesco Torbido worked between Venice and Verona in the early sixteenth century. He worked on projects for the decoration of Santa Maria in Organo, and for the cathedral in Verona, following the design of Giulio Romano. His surviving portraits, such as those in the Brera, Milan and the Alte Pinakothek, Munich, display a keen psychological engagement, bearing witness to a diverse range of influences from the Veneto, including Giorgione, Lotto and Titian.