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Portrait of a Man

Portrait of a Man

c. 1450
oil on wood
Framed: 73 x 58.4 x 8.3 cm (28 3/4 x 23 x 3 1/4 in.); Unframed: 59.9 x 45.5 cm (23 9/16 x 17 15/16 in.)
Holden Collection 1916.811
Location: 110B Late Gothic

Description

Prominent art historians still debate the identity of the artist and the original function of this painting. First attributed to the Neapolitan artist Colantonio (active 1440-1460) and also to the Flemish painter Berthélemy d'Eyck--known as the Master of the Aix Annunciation (active 1440-1470)--the painting is now more likely considered a product of the Provençal school. Undoubtedly it exemplifies the stylistic influences of the Netherlands, Provence, and Italy in the 1400s. The subject may be either a physician or an Old Testament prophet from an altarpiece.
  • James Jackson Jarves (after 1872, 1884); Mrs. Liberty E. Holden
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    The Cleveland Museum of Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art Handbook. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1958. Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 410 archive.org
    The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966. Reproduced: p. 78 archive.org
    The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969. Reproduced: p. 78 archive.org
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    The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978. Reproduced: p. 89 archive.org
    Sricchia Santoro, Fiorella. Antonello: i suoi mondi, il suo seguito. Firenze: Centro Di, 2017. Reproduced: p. 97, fig. 34; p. 350
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    Paintings in the Cleveland Museum of Art: Picture Book No. 4 . [Cleveland]: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1952. Reproduced: p. 52 archive.org
  • Jan van Eyck, Early Netherlandish Painting and the South of Europe. Groeningemuseum, Stedelijke Musea, Brugge, Belgium (March 15-June 30, 2002).
    Bruges, Belgium. Groenigemuseum (3/15/2002-6/30/2002), "Jan van Eyck, Early Netherlandish Painting and the South of Europe", exh. cat. 95, fig. 144, p123.
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    Classic to Baroque: A Style Change in the Arts. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 30-November 13, 1949).
    The Twentieth Anniversary Exhibition: The Official Art Exhibit of the Great Lakes Exposition. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 26-October 4, 1936).
    Inaugural Exhibition. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (co-organizer) (June 6-September 20, 1916).
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