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Portrait of a Man

ca. 1586–90
Not on view
Returned to lender
This work of art was on loan to the museum and has since been returned to its lender.
Only a few portrait miniatures by El Greco are known. This one is signed on the back, in Greek, "Domenikos Theotokopoulos made [it]." El Greco’s authorship has been debated, but specialists now agree that the painting is entirely consistent in style and quality with the artist’s naturalistic portraits of conventional size dating from the late 1580s, a period also suggested by the sitter’s ruff.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Portrait of a Man
  • Artist: El Greco (Domenikos Theotokopoulos) (Greek, Iráklion (Candia) 1541–1614 Toledo)
  • Date: ca. 1586–90
  • Medium: Oil on cardboard
  • Dimensions: 3 1/8 × 2 1/4 in. (7.9 × 5.7 cm)
  • Classification: Paintings
  • Credit Line: On loan from The Hispanic Society of America, New York, NY
  • Curatorial Department: European Paintings