A metal complex represented by the following formula (1) is provided. In formula (1), M represents an iridium atom or a platinum atom; n1 represents 1, 2 or 3. n2 represents 0, 1 or 2; E1 to E4 represent a nitrogen atom or a carbon atom; R1 to R10 represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group, an alkoxy group, a cycloalkoxy group, an aryl group, an aryloxy group, a monovalent heterocyclic group or a halogen atom; Xa and Xb represent a direct bond, an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom, —C(═O)—, —CRXa2— or —NRXa—; A1-G1-A2 represents an anionic bidentate ligand; and G1 represents an atomic group constituting a bidentate ligand together with A1 and A2.