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Portret de bărbat

Cristoph Amberger

unspecified

From the collection of National Museum of Art of Romania

Classical Antiquity

Dominant colour

Portret de bărbat is an unspecified by Cristoph Amberger, held at National Museum of Art of Romania.

Who painted this?: Cristoph Amberger
Where can I see it?: National Museum of Art of Romania

About this work

This painting shows a serious-looking man with a dark beard and mustache. He’s wearing a black robe and sits in front of a dark curtain. On the table beside him are a few apples and what looks like a glass or goblet. Behind him, a stormy sky with clouds and distant hills fills the background. The way the light hits his face and the shadows around him make the portrait feel dramatic. The artist used strong contrasts between light and dark to give the painting depth. Next, look up chiaroscuro to see how this technique works in other art.

About the artist

Artist

Cristoph Amberger

This Augsburg painter in the 1530s kept a tiny dog in his studio, which he’d set loose to “inspect” portraits mid-work—if the dog barked, the face wasn’t lively enough.

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