1590
oil
panel
From the collection of Groeningemuseum
Portrait of a Man is a 1590 oil by Adriaen Thomasz. Key, a Dutch Golden Age work, depicting Man, held at Groeningemuseum.
This portrait features a man with a long white beard and mustache, wearing a black hat and a red fur-trimmed coat over a black shirt. He holds a piece of paper in his right hand. The man's attire suggests he is a member of the upper class, and the paper he holds may indicate his profession or interest. The artist's use of chiaroscuro creates a sense of depth and dimensionality in the painting. The Groeningemuseum is home to this portrait, where it can be viewed alongside other works from the same period.
Adriaen Thomasz. Key (c. 1544 in Antwerp – after 1589 in Antwerp) was a Flemish painter of portraits and religious paintings, a draughtsman and a printmaker. He worked for a while in the Antwerp workshop of the…
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