In the context of Portrait of a Musician, discuss the Atalante Migliorotti of the Identity of the sitter.
Marani's 1999 treatise suggests the Tuscan musician Atalante Migliorotti (1466–1532), and since then many commentators have supported the theory. In 1482, Migliorotti and Leonardo left Florence for the court of Ludovico Sforza in Milan. They were known to be friends and Leonardo is believed to have taught Migliorotti the lute. During the painting's conception, Migliorotti would have been in his late teens or early twenties, making him a plausible candidate. Additionally, in a 1482 inventory from the Codex Atlanticus, Leonardo listed "a portrait of Atalante with his face raised". This is thought to have been a study for, or an earlier version of, the Portrait of a Musician. The intimate nature of the present portrait makes it especially likely that the subject was a personal friend.The main argument against this theory is that the subject's face is not raised as described in the 1482 note. However, Marani noted that while the musician's face is not raised in a literal sense, "the expression seems uplifted, suggesting a singer who has just raised his face from the sheet of music". Since the widespread rejection of Franchinus Gaffurius as the leading candidate, Migliorotti is now favored by many commentators.
Milan lute Ludovico Sforza Codex Atlanticus Florence Atalante Migliorotti Portrait of a Musician Tuscan left Franchinus Gaffurius