Half-Length Portrait of a Man
1550
unspecified
From the collection of Statens Museum for Kunst
Half-Length Portrait of a Man is a 1550 unspecified by Unknown, held at Statens Museum for Kunst.
This painting shows a man in a dark robe and a black hat. He’s holding a folded cloth in one hand and resting his other hand on a ledge. The background is plain, and his face has a serious expression. The artist used strong light and shadow to make his face stand out. This trick makes the man look almost three-dimensional. Look up chiaroscuro next to see how this technique works.
