Augsburg, Unknown artist, 'Portrait of a Man', about 1530
About the work
Overview
The format of this portrait – the three-quarter bust-length view, the inclusion of the hands and the plain background are typical of German portraiture of the sixteenth-century. But the painting is in poor condition and has been overpainted extensively. The identities of the sitter and artist are unknown but it was probably made in Augsburg or another southern German city.
Key facts
Details
- Full title
- Portrait of a Man
- Artist
- Augsburg, Unknown artist
- Date made
- about 1530
- Medium and support
- oil on wood
- Dimensions
- 38.1 × 28.3 cm
- Acquisition credit
- Salting Bequest, 1910
- Inventory number
- NG2604
- Location
- Not on display
- Collection
- Main Collection
- Previous owners
Provenance
Additional information
Text extracted from the ‘Provenance’ section of the catalogue entry in Susan Foister, ‘National Gallery Catalogues: The German Paintings before 1800’, London 2024; for further information, see the full catalogue entry.
Exhibition history
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2014Strange Beauty: Masters of the German RenaissanceThe National Gallery (London)19 February 2014 - 11 May 2014
Bibliography
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1959Levey, Michael, National Gallery Catalogues: The German Schools, London 1959
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2001
C. Baker and T. Henry, The National Gallery: Complete Illustrated Catalogue, London 2001
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2024S. Foister, National Gallery Catalogues: The German Paintings before 1800, 2 vols, London 2024
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