This invention is to provide an image display device capable of displaying an image of high luminance and high quality, because withstand voltage characteristics are substantially improved, and an electron emitting element and a fluorescent screen are prevented from being broken and deteriorated by abnormal discharge. This image display device has an electrically parted portion in which a metal back layer is formed so as to have a prescribed pattern, and in this parted portion, a coating layer 12 containing a component to dissolve or oxidize a metal (Al) composing the metal back layer, and heat resistant particulates such as silica particulates, and having recessed and projecting parts caused by the heat resistant particulates on its surface is formed. In addition, a getter layer 3 parted by the coating layer is formed like a film on the metal back layer. The portion of a light absorbing layer 9 located in the lower layer of the parted portion of the metal back layer preferably has surface resistance of 1x10<5> to 10<12> Omega/square.