This painting shows a man seen from the waist up, facing to the right with his hands resting on a cane. He has pale, yellow-toned skin, a straight nose, thin eyebrows, and thin, straight lips. His hair is dark brown and shoulder-length, and on top of his head is a black cap. He is dressed in dark clothing with a high neckline, a chain necklace across his chest, and a red garment over his shoulders. He wears rings on his fingers. The background is a yellow-brown color with visible brushstrokes.
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A Knight of the Golden Fleece

Attributed to painter Jean Perréal (French, active 1485 - 1530)

c. 1495

Medium
oil on European walnut
Classification
Painting
Dimensions
overall: 68 x 53.7 cm (26 3/4 x 21 1/8 in.) ; framed: 74.9 x 61.6 x 6 cm (29 1/2 x 24 1/4 x 2 3/8 in.)
Culture
French
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CNE-R
Credit line
Gift of Arthur Sachs
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Teens profiles and older: its subject is for older viewers (war, death, the Passion, drink or the like). How works are placed

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