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GOSSART, Jan: Portrait of a Man

🖼 Portrait of a Man, c. 1530
Oil on oak panel
64 × 48 cm
Washington, United States

Precise linear perspective defines this half-length portrait, rendered in oil with meticulous Flemish technique. The sitter's direct gaze and austere composition exemplify Northern Renaissance humanism's focus on individual character and psychological presence.

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