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Head of a Donor

Albert van Ouwater Netherlandish
ca. 1465–70
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 602

This portrait was cut from a larger religious work, probably in an attempt to make it more commercially appealing on the art market. Originally, the man would have been kneeling in prayer, perhaps before a devotional scene or holy figures. His garments, a fur-trimmed cassock and pleated surplice, indicate that he is a priest. The wrinkles and folds of flesh are characteristic of Ouwater’s heads.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Head of a Donor
  • Artist: Albert van Ouwater (Netherlandish, ca. 1410/15–1475)
  • Date: ca. 1465–70
  • Medium: Oil on wood
  • Dimensions: 3 7/8 x 3 1/2 in. (9.8 x 8.9 cm)
  • Classification: Paintings
  • Credit Line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
  • Object Number: 17.190.22
  • Curatorial Department: European Paintings

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