Head of a Donor
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
- 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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