1528
wood
panel
From the collection of Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest
Portrait of Scholar Petrus von Clapis is a 1528 wood by Bartholomaeus Bruyn the Elder, held at Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest.
This portrait depicts a man with white hair, wearing a black hat and a brown fur-trimmed coat over a black robe. He sits at a table, holding a piece of paper in his right hand, which features a red ring with a blue stone. The background of the painting is a muted green color. The subject of the portrait appears to be a scholar or intellectual, given his attire and the presence of the paper and ring. The level of detail in the painting suggests a high level of craftsmanship. The artist's use of chiaroscuro creates a sense of depth and dimensionality in the portrait. For more information on this technique, look up "chiaroscuro".
Bartholomäus Bruyn (1493–1555), usually called Barthel Bruyn or Barthel Bruyn the Elder, was a German Renaissance painter active in Cologne. He painted altarpieces and portraits, and was Cologne's foremost portrait painter of his day.
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