Portrait of an Old Gentleman in His Armchair, by Carlo Ceresa, 1635 - 1640 about, 17th Century, oil on canvas, cm 98,5 x 82. Italy, Tuscany, Florence, Roberto Longhi Foundation. All. On an imposing armchair mail seen by three quarters, sits an old man with a large, bald forehead, holding in his right hand a very small book his hair and beard are gray, and he wears a valuable piece of clothing lined with fur and a wide, white, starched collar.