Portret van Benito Arias Montano

https://hispana.mcu.es/lod/oai:larramendi.es:13195#ent4

1572

From the collection of Ignacio Larramendi Foundation

Dominant colour

Portret van Benito Arias Montano is a 1572 by https://hispana.mcu.es/lod/oai:larramendi.es:13195#ent4, a Renaissance work, held at Ignacio Larramendi Foundation.

Who painted this?: https://hispana.mcu.es/lod/oai:larramendi.es:13195#ent4
When & what style?: 1572 · Renaissance
Where can I see it?: Ignacio Larramendi Foundation

About this work

This painting shows a man looking to the right. He's dressed in old-fashioned clothes. The man is Benito Arias Montano, a Spanish writer and theologian. This portrait is part of a series of famous European scholars. It has a Latin caption at the bottom. The series showcases learned men from Europe, highlighting their importance. You can learn more about this style by looking into the technique of chiaroscuro.