Portrait of a Man
This portrait was cut from a larger religious subject in order to try to create an independent portrait; when it entered The Met the surrounding elements, including altarpiece and candlesticks that visibly link it to that original composition, had been painted out. The sitter, who presumably paid for the larger painting, and the artist are unidentified; however, the tonality and loose, dry paint strokes were fashionable among painters in Madrid during the second half of the seventeenth century.
Artwork Details
- Title: Portrait of a Man
- Artist: Spanish (Andalusian) Painter (late 17th century)
- Medium: Oil on canvas
- Dimensions: 25 x 20 5/8 in. (63.5 x 52.4 cm)
- Classification: Paintings
- Credit Line: The Friedsam Collection, Bequest of Michael Friedsam, 1931
- Object Number: 32.100.7
- Curatorial Department: European Paintings
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