His True Appearance Remains Unknown

One of the interesting facts about Miguel de Cervantes is that his true appearance is still unknown. Despite his future fame, many details of Cervantes' life, including his name, upbringing, and appearance, are unknown. Although he signed Cervantes, his printers used Cervantes, which is now the accepted spelling. There isn't a known genuine portrait of the author. Although Juan de Jáuregui is credited with the moniker that is frequently associated with Cervantes, both names were added afterward.

The only description of Miguel de Cervantes' visage that has been made public to date is found in the preface to his Exemplary Novel: The face is as green as jade, the hair is brown, the forehead is smooth and empty, the eyes are bright, and the nose is curved yet well-supplied, as can be seen.

This portrayal, which was created when the author was roughly 60 years old, is the foundation for all current images of Cervantes. Juan de Jáuregui, a poet, painter, and writer, is credited with creating the most well-known oil painting. Cervantes explicitly requests that Jáuregui paint his image in the prologue to his Exemplary Novel. The legitimacy of this portrait, which is housed at the Real Academia Espaola (REA), is still up for debate.