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Portrait of a Man

shortly after 1497
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 537
In painting this fine portrait, which dates about 1497, Fra Bartolomeo took as his model the work of Hans Memling, whose portraits of Florentine merchants in Bruges were well known in Italy. Like Leonardo da Vinci, Fra Bartolomeo had a keen response to nature, drawing landscape views in an album (for example, The Met 57.165; visit metmuseum.org). The inscription with the putative name of the sitter was added later.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Portrait of a Man
  • Artist: Fra Bartolomeo (Bartolomeo di Paolo del Fattorino) (Italian, Florence 1473–1517 Florence)
  • Date: shortly after 1497
  • Medium: Oil on wood
  • Dimensions: Overall 15 5/8 x 12 1/8 in. (39.7 x 30.8 cm); painted surface 15 1/2 x 11 3/4 in. (39.4 x 29.8 cm)
  • Classification: Paintings
  • Credit Line: The Jack and Belle Linsky Collection, 1982
  • Object Number: 1982.60.8
  • Curatorial Department: European Paintings

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Madonna and Child with the Young Saint John the Baptist, Fra Bartolomeo (Bartolomeo di Paolo del Fattorino) Italian, Oil and gold on wood
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