Title
Portrait of a man
Typology
PaintingsSchool
BrusselsCentury
First half of the XVIth c.Dimensions
37 x 26,5 cmTechnique
OilSupport
Oak panelInscriptions
On the reverse: "• A • FRVTIBVS • EORVM • / • COGNOSCETIS • EOS •"
Observations
The work, painted on both recto and verso, retains its original frame. The verso bears coats of arms that are no longer legible; only the motto, inscribed in Roman capitals, remains readable. It refers to the Gospel of Matthew 7:15–16. The sitter has often been identified as Christian II of Denmark, but no convincing evidence supports this attribution. He therefore remains anonymous.
Restorations
1998, Instituto del Patrimonio Histórico Español.
Bibliography
- D. Martens, A. López Redondo (2017): Tablas flamencas de los siglos XV y XVI del Museo Lázaro Galdiano, Fundación Lázaro Galdiano, Madrid, pp. 103-105.
- L. Arbeteta (ed.) (2003): Grandes Maestros del Museo Lázaro Galdiano, Fundación Pedro Barrié de la Maza, La Coruña, pp. 136-137.
- J. D. Farmer (1981): Bernard van Orley of Brussels, Princeton University, p. 79.
- J Hernánadez Perera (1959): "Exposición Carlos V y su ambiente en Toledo", Goya, vol. 28, p. 267.
- J. Camón Aznar (1951): Guía abreviada del Museo Lázaro Galdiano, Madrid, pp. 98-99.
Locations
- 1934: Museo Lázaro Galdiano, Madrid (Spain) (Inventory number: 2710)
Ángel M. Felicísimo, Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic
Ángel M. Felicísimo, Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic
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