Portrait of Alof de Wignacourt, by Michelangelo Merisi known as Caravaggio, 1607 - 1608 about, 17th Century, oil on canvas, cm 118,5 x 95,5. Italy, Tuscany, Florence, Palazzo Pitti, Palatine Gallery. The attribution of this oil on canvas to Caravaggio is relatively recent, even though critics have known it ever since 1842 and in spite of the fact that it has belonged to the Florentine collection since the late 16C. A joint line is visible in the painting due to the canvas width. All. Male portrait bust bearded man knight dark background monochrome black dress white cross symbol military order, Knights of Malta, rosary hilt sword.