Portrait of an unknown man

The restrained palette and delicate brushwork align with northern European portrait conventions of the mid-1530s.

The portrait is executed in oil paint on an oak panel support, measuring 68 cm in height and 54.2 cm in width.

Handling reflects the stylistic conventions of its maker: the Master of the Female Half-Lengths. The figure is rendered with smooth transitions in the modeling of flesh and drapery, emphasizing volumetric form through subtle gradations of tone rather than pronounced impasto. Facial features are delineated with careful attention to physiognomic detail, set against a neutral, softly modulated background that directs focus to the sitter’s presence. The restrained palette and delicate brushwork align with northern European portrait conventions of the mid-1530s.

The work was created in 1534 by the Master of the Female Half-Lengths, as indicated by the date inscribed on the painting.

It entered the Bavarian State Painting Collections and is today housed in the Alte Pinakothek, Munich. The oak panel support measures 68 cm in height and 54.2 cm in width.

The Portrait of an unknown man is held within the collection of the Bavarian State Painting Collections in Munich. Specifically, the work resides at the Alte Pinakothek, where it is cataloged as part of their permanent holdings of oil paintings on oak panel.

No specific inventory or accession number is provided in the available documentation, though the work is formally associated with the Bavarian State Painting Collections system. The sources do not list any past or future exhibition history for this specific portrait, nor do they detail its movement between institutions prior to its current location.