A potential on a control terminal of a driver transistor is controlled and a drive current corresponding to the potential is supplied to an organic electroluminescence element. A drive controlling transistor is inserted between the driver transistor and the organic electroluminescence element and the drive current is switched on and off by the drive controlling transistor. A short-circuiting transistor is provided which controls whether or not the driver transistor is to be diode-connected. A selection transistor controls whether or not a data signal from a data line is to be supplied to the control terminal of the driver transistor. A capacitor is placed between the selection transistor and the control terminal of the driver transistor and a connection between a terminal of the capacitor on the side of the selection transistor and a predetermined power supply is switched on and off by a potential controlling transistor.