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Source Description
This head of a man is painted on a piece of irregular canvas that has probably been cut from a larger painting, probably one of Philippe de Champaigne's lost group portraits of the mayor and aldermen of Paris. The sitter may be Sebastian Cramoisy, an alderman of the city of Paris of whom other portraits exist. The qualities of Champaigne as a portraitist come out in his observation of individual quirks such as the tensions around the sitter's left eye.
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Document identity
localId
36606
label
Portrait of an Alderman of the City of Paris
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obj
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drawing
citationUrl
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3
Source metadata
id
36606
sourceUrl
contentType
drawing
stage
normalized
title
Portrait of an Alderman of the City of Paris
description
This head of a man is painted on a piece of irregular canvas that has probably been cut from a larger painting, probably one of Philippe de Champaigne's lost group portraits of the mayor and aldermen of Paris. The sitter may be Sebastian Cramoisy, an alderman of the city of Paris of whom other portraits exist. The qualities of Champaigne as a portraitist come out in his observation of individual quirks such as the tensions around the sitter's left eye.
provenance
Don Marcello Massarenti Collection, Rome; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1902, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1640-1659 (Baroque)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Painting & Drawing
paintings
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3
pageCount
3
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
40
height
33.9
dimensionsRaw
15 3/4 x 13 3/8 in. (40 x 33.9 cm)
Source extras
med
oil on canvas
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4102
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BAR
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none
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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b9860221129cd54e
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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5fa1d1dfa540934b
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no
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no
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3
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photo
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c327b35c014d63a0
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no
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no