Portrait of a Man, ca. 1475, Oil on wood, Oval, overall 12 1/2 x 10 1/2 in. (31.8 x 26.7 cm); painted surface 12 1/2 x 10 1/4 in. (31.8 x 26 cm), Paintings, Hugo van der Goes (Netherlandish, Ghent, active by 1467–died 1482 Rood-Klooster), Hugo van der Goes produced some of the most celebrated altarpieces of the Northern Renaissance. The heightened realism of this portrait, especially the emerging beard, is a hallmark of his work. By setting the man’s head against a dark interior, next to a bright window, the artist creates a dramatic contrast of light and shadow that accentuates the modeling of the facial features
Keywords:
Portrait, Man, ca, 1475, Oil, wood, Oval, overall 12 1/2 x 10 1/2, 31.8 26.7 cm, painted surface 1/4, 26, Paintings, Hugo van der Goes, Netherlandish, Ghent, active by, 1467–died, 1482, Rood-Klooster, van, der, Goes, produced, celebrated altarpieces, Northern Renaissance, heightened realism, portrait, emerging beard, hallmark, work, setting, man, head, dark interior, next, bright window, artist creates, dramatic contrast, light, shadow, accentuates, modeling, facial features
Image ID:
The watermark in the image will not appear on the final download.