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Source Description
Simon Vouet characterized this sitter, likely an advisor to the court of King Louis XIII, with a spontaneous pose and specific facial expression. The man’s distinguishing features are his deeply lined, almond-shaped eyes, and unruly head of hair, whose top has been flattened forward by the hat, which he holds to his side. Vouet introduced a more naturalistic mode of portraiture to France when he returned to Paris in 1627 after fourteen years in Rome. His typically frank presentations dissolved the space between the artist and sitter.
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Document identity
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441213
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Portrait of a man in profile, turned to the left
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obj
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drawing
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1
Source metadata
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441213
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drawing
title
Portrait of a man in profile, turned to the left
description
Simon Vouet characterized this sitter, likely an advisor to the court of King Louis XIII, with a spontaneous pose and specific facial expression. The man’s distinguishing features are his deeply lined, almond-shaped eyes, and unruly head of hair, whose top has been flattened forward by the hat, which he holds to his side. Vouet introduced a more naturalistic mode of portraiture to France when he returned to Paris in 1627 after fourteen years in Rome. His typically frank presentations dissolved the space between the artist and sitter.
date
1632–34
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CC0
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CC0
language
en
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Q115755089
creators
1994
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Drawing
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Image: 27.5 x 20.8 cm (10 13/16 x 8 3/16 in.); Sheet: 49.4 x 38.6 cm (19 7/16 x 15 3/16 in.)
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France
accession
2021.133
Source extras
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black and white chalks, red, pink and yellow pastel on light brown paper
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Portrait of a man in profile, turned to the left, 1632–34. Simon Vouet (French, 1590–1649). Black and white chalks, red, pink and yellow pastel on light brown paper; image: 27.5 x 20.8 cm (10 13/16 x 8 3/16 in.); sheet: 49.4 x 38.6 cm (19 7/16 x 15 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund, 2021.133
collection
DR - French
didYouKnow
Simon Vouet drew portraits of courtiers at the express request of King Louis XIII, who wanted to observe him in order to learn how to draw.
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Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund
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2026-06-12 11:24:19.618000
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441213
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DR - French
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black and white chalks, red, pink and yellow pastel on light brown paper
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male
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