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Pfalzgraf Friedrich III

Peter Gertner

1539

chalk

canvas

From the collection of National Gallery of Art

Renaissance Renaissance Portrait Charles V

Dominant colour

Pfalzgraf Friedrich III is a 1539 chalk by Peter Gertner, a Renaissance work, depicting Charles V, held at National Gallery of Art.

Who painted this?: Peter Gertner
When & what style?: 1539 · Renaissance
Where can I see it?: National Gallery of Art

About this work

This painting shows a man with a serious face. He is dressed in old-fashioned clothes. The artist used a mix of techniques to create this portrait, like drawing with pen and brown ink, and adding details with oil, which is a type of paint, on a special paper called vellum. You can learn more about this style by looking at the work of artist: Gertner, Peter.