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Portrait of a Man
(Renaissance Europe )
The unknown man wears clothing of simple design, identifiable as Florentine and from the second half of the 16th century. The quick, sketchy rendering of the hair, and the treatment of his eyes and eyebrows are effective, individualized, and reflect a confident hand; however it has not been possible to identify the artist.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Don Marcello Massarenti Collection, Rome [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [1897 catalogue: no. 395, as Moretto]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1902, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Italy, Florence (Place of Origin)
Measurements
Painted surface H: 20 1/2 x W: 15 3/4 x D excluding cradle: 3/8 in. (52 x 40 x 1 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters with the Massarenti Collection, 1902
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.
37.1107