Portrait of a Man, 1533, Oil on oak, Overall, with arched top, 12 x 8 7/8 in. (30.5 x 22.5 cm); painted surface 11 3/4 x 8 1/8 in. (29.8 x 20.6 cm), Paintings, Barthel Bruyn the Elder (German, 1493–1555), The sitters wear costume typical of the upper-class citizenry of Cologne, whose members were Bruyn's usual patrons. The woman's exposed hair, visible in braids at either side of her face, indicates that the couple are depicted as engaged, not married, as married women of Cologne wore their hair completely covered
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Portrait, Man, 1533, Oil, oak, Overall, arched top, 12 x 8 7/8, 30.5 22.5 cm, painted surface 11 3/4 1/8, 29.8 20.6, Paintings, Barthel Bruyn the Elder, German, 1493–1555, sitters, wear, costume, typical, upper-class citizenry, Cologne, members, Bruyn, usual patrons, woman, exposed hair, visible, braids, side, face, indicates, couple, depicted, engaged, married, married women, Cologne wore, hair completely, covered
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