Portrait of a Man

Second quarter of the 16th century

Oil on wood panel

29.5 × 26 cm (11.6 × 10.2 in)

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FROM THE BARNES FOUNDATION’S CATALOG

In this small work painted with oil on a wooden panel, an unidentified man wearing a fur coat and black hat locks eyes with the viewer. Although we do not know the name of the artist who made this haunting image, the figure's clothing and three-quarter position of his body, along with the materials and scientific attention to detail, point to popular trends in paintings made in the Netherlands during the 16th century.

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