Who created "Portrait of a Man"?

Portrait of a Man was created by Anonymous, French, 17th century in 17th century.

When was "Portrait of a Man" created?

This artwork was created 17th century.

Is "Portrait of a Man" in the public domain?

Yes, Portrait of a Man is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

Portrait of a Man

Q: What medium is "Portrait of a Man"?

Portrait of a Man is Red chalk, pen and black ink, touches of brush and gray ink, silhouetted and pasted onto a rectangular sheet of paper tinted buff at back of head and gray at shoulders..

Anonymous, French, 17th century

17th century

Medium

Red chalk, pen and black ink, touches of brush and gray ink, silhouetted and pasted onto a rectangular sheet of paper tinted buff at back of head and gray at shoulders.

Dimensions

8 x 5 11/16 in. (20.3 x 14.4 cm)

Classification

Drawings

Department

Drawings and Prints

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Cornelius Vanderbilt, 1880

Accession Number

80.3.444

Tags

MenPortraits

Art Historical Context

Step into the intimate world of 17th French portraiture with this captivating *Portrait of a Man*, an anonymous drawing that captures the elegance of its era. Created during France's Baroque period under Louis XIV, when portraiture flourished as a celebration of individuality and status, this work exemplifies the refined draftsmanship of the time. The unidentified sitter gazes directly at us, his features rendered with subtle expressiveness on a modest 8 x 5 11/16-inch sheet, now housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Drawings and Prints department. The artist's masterful use of mixed med...

Portrait of a Man

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