Portrait of an Official
1700
unspecified
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1700
unspecified
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Portrait of an Official is a 1700 unspecified by Unknown, a Baroque work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
A man in a black robe and red hat sits stiffly, hands hidden in his sleeves. His face is smooth, eyes straight ahead—no smile, no frown. This is how Ming officials wanted to be remembered: calm, serious, in control. The robe’s tiny embroidered waves and clouds show rank, not personality. No one knows who painted it, but the style was copied for centuries. Look up more portraits from china to see how these quiet rules shaped faces for generations.
This official's portrait was done in the portrait painting style of the Ming dynasty.
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