Shown from the waist up, a bearded man with a tanned, peachy complexion wears a turban and voluminous robes and looks out at us in this vertical portrait painting. Lit strongly from the left, the man’s brow is slightly furrowed over brown eyes, and his gray beard is trimmed. His turban is accented with a gold chain and feather, and his fur-lined robe is clasped over a burgundy-red garment with another gold chain. His right hand, on our left, grasps a sash that wraps around his waist, while his other hand rests on a wooden staff. The gray background behind the man deepens into shadows at the…
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Man in Oriental Costume

painter Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch, 1606 - 1669)

and artist Dutch 17th Century

Probably painter Govaert Flinck (Dutch, 1615 - 1660)

c. 1635

Medium
oil on linen
Classification
Painting
Dimensions
overall: 98.5 × 74.5 cm (38 3/4 × 29 5/16 in.) ; framed: 128.91 × 104.78 × 9.53 cm (50 3/4 × 41 1/4 × 3 3/4 in.)
Culture
Dutch
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CNE-B
Credit line
Andrew W. Mellon Collection
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
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