Portrait of a Man, ca. 1520–25, Oil on wood, 18 1/2 x 13 3/4 in. (47 x cm), Paintings, Jan Gossart (called Mabuse

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Portrait of a Man, ca. 1520–25, Oil on wood, 18 1/2 x 13 3/4 in. (47 x cm), Paintings, Jan Gossart (called Mabuse) (Netherlandish, Maubeuge ca. 1478–1532 Antwerp (?)), This is the only independent portrait by Gossart that is signed; the scroll reads, 'Joannes Malbodius pingebat.' The sitter is turned to the left in a three-quarter view against a dark background, a format that derives from the earlier portraiture tradition of Jan van Eyck and Hans Memling

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Size: 3624px × 4973px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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