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BOUTS, Dieric the Elder: Portrait of a Man

🖼 Portrait of a Man, c. 1462
Silverpoint on white paper
Northampton, USA

Sharp light models a solemn face rendered in meticulous oil glazes, the sitter's gaze austere and penetrating against dark background. This 1462 portrait exemplifies Netherlandish precision and psychological intensity, establishing the Northern Renaissance's mastery of portraiture as spiritual introspection.

The story of art
The story of art
E. H. Gombrich
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