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Portrait of a Man

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At some point in its history, this portrait of an unknown man acquired the signature and date that appear across the right background: "Goya 1780." The unflinching, not altogether flattering, approach to the sitter evokes the Spanish painter Francisco Goya (1746–1828), but this portrait’s handling is nothing like Goya's. Gaspare Traversi (ca. 1722–1770) has been proposed as its author, though this is not universally accepted.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Portrait of a Man
  • Artist: Italian Painter (18th century)
  • Medium: Oil on canvas
  • Dimensions: 22 x 17 1/2 in. (55.9 x 44.5 cm)
  • Classification: Paintings
  • Credit Line: H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929
  • Object Number: 29.100.179
  • Curatorial Department: European Paintings

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