Artwork
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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Technique & Style
Portrait of a Man is recorded in the sources as a work in oil paint on a panel support. Beyond the medium and support, the available references provide no information on the artist's brush handling, surface condition, or formal qualities such as line, color, or composition, so the technique cannot be described further.
History & Provenance
These details are documented in the museum's catalog and corroborated by the artwork's entry in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's collection database.
The work is housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. Its accession number is 32.100.121, listed in the museum's collection records. The painting entered the museum through the bequest of Michael Friedsam and was shown in the Loan Exhibition of French Primitives and Objects of Art, an exhibition that highlighted early French portraiture.
These details are documented in the museum's catalog and corroborated by the artwork's entry in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's collection database.
Overview
Corneille de Lyon's Portrait of a Man, an oil painting from 1600, depicts an unidentified male figure. This work is part of the collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. The subject is presented from the chest up, characterized by a dark jacket, a white ruffled collar, and a matching hat, conveying a sense of decorum and social standing.
Subject & Meaning
The painting features a gentleman with a serious demeanor and neatly trimmed facial hair. His refined clothing, including a dark jacket and a distinctive ruffled collar, suggests a person of considerable social status and means. The overall somber tone, achieved through the artist's choice of dark colors, reflects a common aesthetic in portraiture during this historical period, emphasizing gravity and composure.
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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.
