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Portrait of a Man

Maker

Germany (Bavaria or Austria) 16th century (artist)
1500-1599

Title

Portrait of a Man

Date of Production

1533

Medium

oil on panel

Dimensions

Height: 67.8 cm (panel)
Width: 49.2 cm (panel)

Accession Number

P.1947.LF.46

Mode of Acquisition

Arthur Hamilton Lee, bequest, 1947

Credit

The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)

Copyright

Work in the public domain

Location

Not currently on display

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Label Text

The precise origin of this portrait is unknown. A product of the artistic exchanges on either side of the Alps, it demonstrates its author’s knowledge of German portraiture but is equally close to Italian contemporary production in its technique and treatment of the drapery. Similarly, the identity of the sitter remains a mystery, though his elegant attire and sword suggest an aristocratic context. Only the date of the painting, inscribed on a tablet on the window sill, is secure.

Provenance

Lee Bequest 1947

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