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Portrait d'un jeune homme en demi-buste
Portrait d'un jeune homme en demi-buste is an unspecified painting by the Dutch Golden Age artist Corneille de Lyon. It dates from 1532 and is held in the collection of the Kunsthistorisches Museum.
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Subject & Meaning
The work is part of the collection at the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna and was first recorded in that institution's inventory by 1781.
The painting shows a young man depicted in half bust, rendered with fine modeling and a softer treatment of the face than in Corneille de Lyon's typical full-face portraits. Subtle brushwork defines the eyebrows, reflecting a characteristic handling of the artist's usual precision. The work is part of the collection at the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna and was first recorded in that institution's inventory by 1781.
It is catalogued as a Renaissance portrait from around 1530, created in the workshop of Corneille de Lyon.
Technique & Style
The work is an oil painting on wood panel, measuring 16.2 cm in height by 14.7 cm in width. It portrays a young man in half bust, rendered with fine modeling of the face that conveys softness uncommon in contemporary frontal portraits. Subtle brushwork defines the eyebrows, differing from the artist’s typical precision, a detail noted in the Musée Bonnat-Helleu collection in Bayonne.
The painting belongs to the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna and was first documented in the Gemäldegalerie catalogue of 1783.
History & Provenance
Created in 1532 by Corneille de Lyon, this painting on wood originally measured 16.2 cm high by 14.7 cm wide, though it was later enlarged on all sides. The work has been part of the Gemäldegalerie of the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna since at least 1781. It appeared in early museum catalogs with varying attributions, listed as Ambergerth in 1783 and later as French School around 1530 in 1928, before being correctly attributed to Corneille de Lyon in the 1963 catalog.
The portrait was exhibited in 1915 and was also included in the exhibition Lyon Renaissance. Arts et humanisme.
The painting is held in the collection of the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna. Historical records indicate the work has been associated with the museum's Gemäldegalerie since at least 1781, appearing in Christian von Meschel's 1783 catalog as number 43. Over subsequent decades, its inventory number changed, appearing as number 1519 in E. von Engerth's 1882–1886 catalog, number 571 a in the 1928 and 1938 editions, and number 98 in the 1963 catalog.
The work was exhibited in 1915 at the Gemäldegalerie and later featured in the exhibition titled "Lyon Renaissance. Arts et humanisme."
Overview
Portrait d'un jeune homme en demi-buste is a 1532 painting by Corneille de Lyon, held at the Kunsthistorisches Museum.
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Artist
Corneille de Lyon was a Dutch painter of portraits who was active in Lyon, France, from 1533 until his death. In France and the Netherlands he is also still known as Corneille de La Haye after his birthplace, The Hague.
