This painting shows a man from the waist up. He is facing forward and gazes out at us. He has fair skin, light brown hair, a thin mustache and beard, and light green eyes. His expression is mostly neutral, although his peach lips are slightly turned up at the edges. He is wearing a black garment with a high collar and a hood and a black flat cap on his head. The background is plain blue, fading to black around the edges of the painting.
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Portrait of a Man

Corneille de Lyon (French, active 1533 - 1575)

c. 1536/1540

Medium
oil on walnut
Classification
Painting
Dimensions
overall: 16.5 x 14.3 cm (6 1/2 x 5 5/8 in.) ; framed: 41.9 x 28.3 cm (16 1/2 x 11 1/8 in.)
Culture
French
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CNE-R
Credit line
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed

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