The image is a portrait of a man framed from the waist up. He is depicted seated, facing slightly towards the left. The man has high cheekbones, a long nose, a straight mouth, deep-set eyes, and long, wavy hair reaching his shoulders, parted in the middle. He is wearing a dark garment with a white collar and holding a pen in his right hand above an open book on the table in front of him. Next to the book is a globe, and there is an architectural element in the background. In the top right corner, a figure of a mythological creature, possibly a satyr, is present. The text below the image appears to be a poem related to wisdom or intellectual pursuit.