Correggio, Bildnis eines Mannes - Portrait of a man
Correggio (Antonio Allegri), Correggio 1489 - 1534
Bildnis eines Mannes - Portrait of a man (ca. 1525)
Museum Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid
The image, which has darkened, depicts a man, bust-length, with a long face that is further emphasised by his long, pointed beard. He has a broad, clear brow, pronounced cheekbones and a striking nose and mouth. During the first half of the 20th century this sitter was thought to be a scholar or lawyer, probably due to the clothing as well as to his meditative gaze. The light strongly models this anonymous countenance in which the brushstrokes create nuances in the flesh tones and in which reddish notes are combined with more yellow ones
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Correggio, Bildnis eines Mannes - Portrait of a man
Correggio (Antonio Allegri), Correggio 1489 - 1534
Bildnis eines Mannes - Portrait of a man (ca. 1525)
Museum Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid
The image, which has darkened, depicts a man, bust-length, with a long face that is further emphasised by his long, pointed beard. He has a broad, clear brow, pronounced cheekbones and a striking nose and mouth. During the first half of the 20th century this sitter was thought to be a scholar or lawyer, probably due to the clothing as well as to his meditative gaze. The light strongly models this anonymous countenance in which the brushstrokes create nuances in the flesh tones and in which reddish notes are combined with more yellow ones
Extract from www.museothyssen.org/en/collection/artists/correggio-anto...