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GOSSART, Jan: Portrait of a Man

🖼 Portrait of a Man, 1520-25
Oil on oak panel
43 × 31 cm
New Hampshire, Italy

Rendered in meticulous oil, this bearded man gazes directly outward with penetrating intensity, his features sharply defined against a dark background. Gossart's portrait exemplifies Northern Renaissance mastery of psychological presence and technical precision, establishing the Flemish tradition of intimate, psychologically acute portraiture.

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