1655
unspecified
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Dominant colour
Portrait of a Man is a 1655 unspecified by Samuel Cooper, a Baroque work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This oval portrait shows a man with curly brown hair and a serious expression. He wears a dark coat with a white lace collar and a light gray ruff around his neck. The background is a dark, shadowy space with a faint blue sky and distant hills. The painting’s dark tones and focused lighting make the man’s face stand out sharply. This style was common in the Baroque period. Look up chiaroscuro to see how this lighting trick works.
Samuel Cooper (1609 – 5 May 1672), sometimes spelt Samuel Cowper, was an English miniature painter. He was the younger brother of Alexander Cooper.
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