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Profile Portrait of a Frenchman
(Renaissance Europe )
This portrait medallion, carved in flat relief, is of a type that looks back to the format of Roman coins and was popular in the Renaissance in France, in the environment of the royal court, as well as in Italy. the hat is a French style from the decades around 1500 and the man here portrayed could be, for example, a diplomat or a scholar, in any case someone who would appreciate the use of a format validated by reference to Roman antiquity.
There is a slight chip at the man's nostril, and restoration along the left edge, about one half inch above the collar and extending upward about one inch. The restoration has either fallen out or been removed.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1927 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 1961 | [Exhibition title unknown, held at Seton Hall University]. Seton Hall University Museum, South Orange. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 2/15/1957 | Treatment | other |
Geographies
France (Place of Origin)
Measurements
Diam: 7 1/2 in. (19 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1927
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
27.251