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ID number: BIRBI-46.6 Institution: The Barber Institute of Fine Arts Artist / Maker: Attributed to Joos van Cleve (about 1485/90 – 1540/41) Title / Object name: Portrait of a Man Object type: Painting Place made: Probably Antwerp Culture: German Date made: 1530s Materials: Oil on wood, hardwood oak Measurements: 59.8 x 50.2 cm (unframed) 86 x 76.6 x 7 cm (framed) Provenance: Count Moltke of Copenhagen, eighteenth century, before 1780 and possibly before 1756; Count F. C. Moltke; Winkel and Magnussen Copenhagen, 1/2-6-1931, no.131; later acquired by F. Sabin, London; F. A. Drey; purchased 1946 for £1,500. |
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The identity of this man has been lost, though he could have been a scholar - the ring on his right hand is set with what may be a classical intaglio gem. The portrait probably originally formed a pair, with an image of his wife to the right. The man holds a sprig of flowers comprising field gentian, box, rosemary and possibly wild pansy. These can symbolise integrity, consistency, love, and thoughtfulness, respectively, appropriate for a marriage portrait. Similarly, while the ‘fig’ gesture (mano fica) he makes with his left hand had many possible meanings, these included ‘wishing good luck and fertility’. Inscriptions / Translations: Inscriptions, sale stamps & c.:Inscribed lower right: 130 Notes: Exhibited: 'German Art', Manchester City Art Gallery, Manchester, 1961 (no. 104). |
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1 Related People | |
| Amberger, Christoph German c. 1500 1562 | |
5 Related Publications | |
| Fortegnelse over den Moltkeske Malerisamling Hoyen, N. L. 1856 | |
| Fortegnelse over den Moltkeske Malerisamling Madsen, K. 1900 | |
| The Pantheon Mayer, Augustus. L. 1932 | |
| German Art Manchester City Art Gallery 1961 | |
| Apollo Annual Young, A. McL. 1949 | |
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