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Portrait of a Man with a Pointed Collar
Portrait of a Man with a Pointed Collar is an oil painting by Corneille de Lyon. It is held in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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Subject & Meaning
Attributed to Corneille de Lyon and dated to 1600, it is executed in oil on panel and belongs to the portrait genre, emphasizing the sitter's presence.
The work is a portrait of an unidentified man wearing a pointed collar, a detail highlighted in its title. Attributed to Corneille de Lyon and dated to 1600, it is executed in oil on panel and belongs to the portrait genre, emphasizing the sitter's presence. The painting measures 14.3 cm by 12.1 cm and is part of the Metropolitan Museum of Art's collection, having been featured in the Loan Exhibition of French Primitives and Objects of Art.
Its small scale and refined handling reflect the tradition of French Renaissance court portraiture associated with Corneille de Lyon.
Technique & Style
The work is executed in oil paint on a small wooden panel, measuring 14.3 × 12.1 cm. Its intimate scale suggests a personal, portable object typical of Renaissance court portraiture. The artist employs a refined, smooth handling of paint to render the sitter's features and the distinctive pointed collar with precision. As a portrait genre piece attributed to Corneille de Lyon, it exemplifies the Northern tradition of small-scale likenesses characterized by meticulous detail and subtle modeling.
Overview
This oil painting, titled Portrait of a Man with a Pointed Collar, is attributed to Corneille de Lyon and dated 1600. It depicts an unidentified male sitter, rendered with a direct gaze. The work is part of the collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, offering an example of portraiture from the period.
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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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