Portrait of a Man
c. 1480–1500
Maker Unknown
Medieval Art
Portrait of a Man, c. 1480–1500. Northeastern France or the Burgundian Netherlands, 15th century. Oil on wood; framed: 52.5 x 38 x 5 cm (20 11/16 x 14 15/16 x 1 15/16 in.); unframed: 42.5 x 27.6 cm (16 3/4 x 10 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund 1963.503 The man pictured here didn't accidentally rip his coat, he is actually sporting highly fashionable slashed sleeves. Decorative openings in the sleeves of garments, revealing the rich fabric underneath, were all the rage in 15th-century society.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Painting
- Formatted Medium
- oil on wood
- Dimensions
- Framed: 52.5 x 38 x 5 cm (20 11/16 x 14 15/16 x 1 15/16 in.); Unframed: 42.5 x 27.6 cm (16 3/4 x 10 7/8 in.)
- Departments
- Medieval Art
- Accession Number
- 1963.503
- Credit Line
- Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund
- Exhibitions
- Year in Review (1963), Treasures of Medieval France, Portraiture: The Image of the Individual
- Rights Statement
- CC0
- Museum Location
- 113 French Tapestries & Illuminated Manuscripts
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