Just maybe this painting was inspired by the self portrait of
Albrecht Durer; a painter during the German Renaissance.
Albrecht traveled to Italy in 1494, and remained there till 1495. The trip had a strong effect on Durer; echoes of Italian art would be apparent in most of his paintings, drawings and graphics for the next ten years.
What an interesting observation! I too noticed that this looks more like a German Jesus rather than an Italian Jesus.
I know that this is attributed to Da Vinci...but it doesn’t even remind me of his other work.
But, then, again, Leonardo could do anything any way he wanted to!
Except that the particular Self Portrait in a Fur Collared Robe (which I assume is what is referred to in that theory) has been positioned as circa 1500.
I had been unaware of the magnitude of Durer’s influence in Germany — it was not understood by me until readings in recent years. While peripherally aware of his work, it is like thinking Michelangelo was incidental to Italian art — I did not understand how he stood like a crossroads in german art.
I am partway through a new history of the Borgia family and 15th century Italian history is so different when you look at the conflicts during that century rather than just the art.