Italian school; around 1570. "Portrait of a gentleman." Oil on panel.
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Italian school; circa 1570.
"Portrait of a gentleman.
Oil on panel.
Measurements; 28 x 20,5 cm.
We see in this canvas a long bust portrait of a gentleman with a severe look, fixed on the spectator, without more symbols of his rank than the dignity that his face gives off and the richness of his clothes, which follow the prevailing Spanish fashion in the Europe of the time. Wearing a black doublet and a small white embroidered scarf, which catches the light around his face, the figure stands out against a neutral, dark background. His face, vividly illuminated, is modelled precisely through the contrast of light and shadow, superbly worked. Technically, the technique is notable for the use of precise, defined brushstrokes. In addition to the use of light that falls on the flesh tones, highlighting the gaze, of great psychological depth. A halo of melancholy pervades it. A fundamental aspect of 17th-century portraiture is to convey the personality and mood of the sitter, which was not expressed in earlier periods that focused exclusively on external appearance. Naturalism advocated the non-idealisation of the countenance. In contrast to other contemporary trends in Italian painting, which focused on decorativism, this portrait is characterised by sober, restrained elegance.
As in the rest of Europe, portraiture became the leading genre of painting in the 17th century, as it began to develop increasingly as a result of the new social structures that were established in the Western world during this century, embodying the maximum expression of the transformation in the taste and mentality of the new clientele that emerged among the nobility and the wealthy gentry, who took the reins of history in this period. While official circles gave precedence to other artistic genres, such as history painting, and the incipient collectors encouraged the profusion of genre paintings, portraiture was in great demand for paintings intended for the more private sphere, as a reflection of the value of the individual in the new society. This genre embodies the permanent presence of the image of its protagonists, to be enjoyed in the privacy of a studio, in the everyday warmth of a family cabinet or presiding over the main rooms of the house.
"Portrait of a gentleman.
Oil on panel.
Measurements; 28 x 20,5 cm.
We see in this canvas a long bust portrait of a gentleman with a severe look, fixed on the spectator, without more symbols of his rank than the dignity that his face gives off and the richness of his clothes, which follow the prevailing Spanish fashion in the Europe of the time. Wearing a black doublet and a small white embroidered scarf, which catches the light around his face, the figure stands out against a neutral, dark background. His face, vividly illuminated, is modelled precisely through the contrast of light and shadow, superbly worked. Technically, the technique is notable for the use of precise, defined brushstrokes. In addition to the use of light that falls on the flesh tones, highlighting the gaze, of great psychological depth. A halo of melancholy pervades it. A fundamental aspect of 17th-century portraiture is to convey the personality and mood of the sitter, which was not expressed in earlier periods that focused exclusively on external appearance. Naturalism advocated the non-idealisation of the countenance. In contrast to other contemporary trends in Italian painting, which focused on decorativism, this portrait is characterised by sober, restrained elegance.
As in the rest of Europe, portraiture became the leading genre of painting in the 17th century, as it began to develop increasingly as a result of the new social structures that were established in the Western world during this century, embodying the maximum expression of the transformation in the taste and mentality of the new clientele that emerged among the nobility and the wealthy gentry, who took the reins of history in this period. While official circles gave precedence to other artistic genres, such as history painting, and the incipient collectors encouraged the profusion of genre paintings, portraiture was in great demand for paintings intended for the more private sphere, as a reflection of the value of the individual in the new society. This genre embodies the permanent presence of the image of its protagonists, to be enjoyed in the privacy of a studio, in the everyday warmth of a family cabinet or presiding over the main rooms of the house.
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Italian school; around 1570. "Portrait of a gentleman." Oil on panel.
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