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Source Description
This portrait of an unidentified man, probably executed in Rome, appears to have originally extended further at the lower edge. The object partially visible at the lower edge is probably a pair of gloves, often depicted in the hand of a gentleman as a sign that he does not do manual work. His Vandyke beard, so named after the famous Flemish portrait painter Sir Anthony van Dyck (1599-1641), was popular among gentlemen during the 17th century.For more information on this painting, please see Federico Zeri's 1976 catalogue no. 3210, p. 449.
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Document identity
localId
4239
label
Portrait of a Gentleman
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obj
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drawing
citationUrl
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2
Source metadata
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4239
sourceUrl
contentType
drawing
stage
normalized
title
Portrait of a Gentleman
description
This portrait of an unidentified man, probably executed in Rome, appears to have originally extended further at the lower edge. The object partially visible at the lower edge is probably a pair of gloves, often depicted in the hand of a gentleman as a sign that he does not do manual work. His Vandyke beard, so named after the famous Flemish portrait painter Sir Anthony van Dyck (1599-1641), was popular among gentlemen during the 17th century.For more information on this painting, please see Federico Zeri's 1976 catalogue no. 3210, p. 449.
provenance
Don Marcello Massarenti Collection, Rome [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [1897 catalogue: no. 436, as Giorgione]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1902, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
ca. 1610-1620 (Baroque)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Painting & Drawing
oil paintings (visual works)
portraits
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2
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2
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
53.7
height
44
dimensionsRaw
Painted surface H: 21 1/8 x W: 17 5/16 in. (53.7 x 44 cm)
Source extras
med
oil on canvas
creator_ids
33562
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BAR
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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0046006e5187bdfe
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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no
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no