This painting shows a standing man with light skin, long curly dark hair, a mustache, and goatee. He is wearing ornate silver armor and a white ruffled collar. The overlapping plates of the armor are accented in gold at the edges. His body is turned to the left, but he faces us. His left hand holds a decorated silver helmet with red plumes. To the left is another person, partially shown in shadow, who appears to be kneeling. This person has dark skin and short hair, wears a striped garment, and has a metallic chain around their neck. They are looking up at the armored man. The background…
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Mattias de' Medici

painter Anonymous Artist

Studio of related artist Justus Sustermans (Flemish, 1597 - 1681)

c. 1660

Medium
oil on canvas
Classification
Painting
Dimensions
overall: 128.3 x 104.2 cm (50 1/2 x 41 in.) ; framed: 141.6 x 116.5 x 7.9 cm (55 3/4 x 45 7/8 x 3 1/8 in.)
Culture
Flemish
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CNE-B
Credit line
Gift of Ursula H. Baird and Sally H. Dieke in memory of their grandmother, Constance Cary Harrison
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
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