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CRANACH, Lucas the Elder: Portrait of a Man with a Gold Embroidered Cap

🖼 Portrait of a Man with a Gold Embroidered Cap, 1532
Oil and gold on beech panel
51 × 36 cm
New York, USA

Rendered in precise detail, a bearded man wears an ornate gold-embroidered cap against a cool blue background. Cranach's 1532 portrait exemplifies Northern Renaissance portraiture's blend of psychological insight and meticulous craftsmanship, capturing both status and individual character.

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E. H. Gombrich
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