1594
unspecified
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Dominant colour
Portrait of a Man is a 1594 unspecified by Nicholas Hilliard, a Renaissance work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This is a small, round portrait of a man with a serious expression. He’s wearing a dark collar with lace trim and a black cap. The background is a plain dark blue, and the gold frame around it has a fancy, lace-like pattern. The painting feels personal, like a keepsake. The artist paid close attention to the man’s face, especially the shadows under his beard and around his eyes. Look up Nicholas Hilliard to see how he painted other portraits like this one.
Nicholas Hilliard (c. 1547 – before 7 January 1619) was an English goldsmith and limner best known for his portrait miniatures of members of the courts of Elizabeth I and James I of England. He mostly painted small oval…
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