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BALDUNG GRIEN, Hans: Portrait of a Young Man with a Rosary

🖼 Portrait of a Young Man with a Rosary, 1509
Oil on panel
51.4 × 36.8 cm
Windsor, United Kingdom

Soft brushwork captures a contemplative young man clutching a rosary, his gaze distant and introspective against a dark background. This intimate German portrait exemplifies early 16th-century piety and psychological depth, revealing Baldung Grien's mastery of character portraiture during the Renaissance.

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