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Catharina van Hemessen

Portrait of a Man

Maker

Attributed to Catharina van Hemessen (Netherlandish, ca. 1527-after 1587)

Title

Portrait of a Man

Year

ca. 1548-1554

Medium

  • Oil on canvas

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Oil on canvas

Materials

oil paint

Supports

  • panel

Geography

Place Made: Flanders

Dimensions

30.5 x 23.5 cm (12 x 9 1/4 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signature: Unsigned

Marks: In the upper left corner of the back of the frame, the accession number "57.262" is written in red paint.In the upper right corner, there are the illegible white chalk markings.On center of the left edge of the frame, there is largely illegible graphite marking, possibly "B...J...M..."[?]In the upper left corner of the lattice brace, the accession number "57.262" is written in red paint.

Label: In the upper left corner of the frame, on rectangular fabric tape, the accession number "57.262" is typed.In the upper center of the frame there is a new RISD Museum label with red trim.At lower center, on a tape-like material, "727... [obscured by bracket]" appears in black.

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Jack Linsky

Object Number

57.262

Type

  • Paintings

Exhibition History

Raid the Icebox Now with Nicole Eisenman
Tonight We Are Going Out And We Are All Getting Hammered
Nov 01, 2019 – May 01, 2021
From the Reserve I
Paintings of Quality from the Museum's Collection
Apr 09, 1994 – Aug 03, 1994
The Facts of Life
Dutch Paintings from the 17th Century
Jun 24, 1988 – Oct 23, 1988

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Public Domain This object is in the Public Domain and available under a CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

Tombstone

Attributed to Catharina van Hemessen (Netherlandish, ca. 1527-after 1587)
Portrait of a Man, ca. 1548-1554
Oil on canvas
30.5 x 23.5 cm (12 x 9 1/4 inches)
Gift of Jack Linsky 57.262

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