The portrait shows a man from the waist up. He is positioned at an angle with his left hand resting on a surface and his right hand on his hip, holding a white lace handkerchief. He has sharp facial features with a short dark beard and mustache, and his hair is styled neatly beneath a black cap. He is dressed in a black outfit with a high collar, and a small area of white shirt is visible at the wrist and collar. On the surface beside him rests a pocket watch. The background is plain and features a coat of arms in the upper right corner.

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Portrait of a Member of the Quaratesi Family

French 16th Century

1561

Medium: oil on probably oak
Classification: Painting
Dimensions: overall: 103.5 x 87 cm (40 3/4 x 34 1/4 in.) ; framed: 129.5 x 113.7 x 6.4 cm (51 x 44 3/4 x 2 1/2 in.)
Culture: French
Museum: National Gallery of Art, CNE-R
Credit line: Gift of Mrs. Rush Kress in memory of her late husband Rush Kress and in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art
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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