Shown from the waist up against a vivid red background, a pale-skinned, cleanshaven man looks off to our left in this vertical portrait painting. His body is angled to our left, and his head tilts down so he looks in that direction from under faint eyebrows. He has bags under brown eyes, sunken cheeks, and soft jowls. He has a rounded nose and wide chin. His pale pink lips are closed and the far corner appears to be pulled slightly back. A close-fitting brimless black cap nearly covers his gray hair, and he wears an inky-black cloak over a black robe. His hands are together in prayer in the…
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Portrait of an Ecclesiastic

French 15th Century

c. 1480

Medium
tempera and oil on oak
Classification
Painting
Dimensions
overall: 28.8 x 22.2 cm (11 5/16 x 8 3/4 in.) ; framed: 35.6 x 27.9 x 3.2 cm (14 x 11 x 1 1/4 in.)
Culture
French
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CNE-R
Credit line
Samuel H. Kress Collection
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
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