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Portrait of a Man
Portrait of a Man is an oil painting by the Dutch Golden Age artist Corneille de Lyon. It is held in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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Subject & Meaning
The piece is housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, underscoring its significance within the museum’s collection of historic portraiture.
The painting shows an unidentified male sitter, rendered as a straightforward portrait typical of early‑17th‑century European art. The work, executed in oil on panel around 1600, captures the sitter's likeness with a focus on facial detail and attire, reflecting the genre’s purpose of recording appearance and social standing. Corneille de Lyon’s skill in portraiture is evident in the naturalistic treatment of the figure, while the composition aligns with the conventions of formal portraiture of the period.
The piece is housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, underscoring its significance within the museum’s collection of historic portraiture.
Technique & Style
The work titled Portrait of a Man, painted circa 1600 by Corneille de Lyon, is executed in oil on a wooden panel. According to the catalog entry, the medium is oil paint and the support is a panel, with overall dimensions of 17.5 × 14.9 (units not specified). The painting depicts a solitary male sitter and belongs to the portrait genre.
It is part of the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s collection and is housed in New York. No explicit condition notes are provided in the records, but the work is classified as a painting within the broader corpus of 17th‑century portraiture.
History & Provenance
The work, attributed to the style of Corneille de Lyon, is an oil painting on panel depicting a male subject. While the artist is identified as Corneille de Lyon, the creation date is recorded as 1600, a timeframe that postdates the artist's known active period, suggesting the piece may be a later work by a follower or workshop associate. The painting measures 17.5 by 14.9 centimeters.
Current records indicate the artwork is held within the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. Specific details regarding the original commission, the identity of the sitter, or the precise chain of ownership leading to its acquisition by the museum are not provided in the available records.
The Portrait of a Man, attributed to the style of Corneille de Lyon, is held in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The work, an oil painting on panel created circa 1600, depicts a male subject. While the provided sources confirm its current location at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and its physical dimensions, they do not specify a unique accession or inventory number for this item.
Furthermore, the available documentation does not record any specific exhibition history for this portrait. Consequently, the known history regarding its public display remains unrecorded in the cited materials, limiting the historical narrative to its current institutional custody and basic physical identification.
Overview
This oil painting, titled Portrait of a Man, was created by Corneille de Lyon around 1600. The artwork depicts an unidentified male figure and is currently part of the collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. It exemplifies the artist's approach to portraiture during the late 16th or early 17th century, focusing on a singular subject with directness.
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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.
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