Portrait of a Banker
- Date
- 1522
- Material
- Oil on panel
- Classification
- Paintings
- Collection
- European Art to 1800
- Current Location
- On View, Gallery 236E
- Dimensions
- 16 3/4 x 12 7/8 in. (42.5 x 32.7 cm)
framed: 23 3/4 × 20 1/8 × 2 5/8 in. (60.3 × 51.1 × 6.7 cm) - Credit Line
- Museum Purchase
- Rights
- Public Domain
- Object Number
- 32:1925
NOTES
Holding a quill pen in one hand and touching 16th-century gold coins (ecus) with the other, this unknown gentleman was likely a banker. The letters on his button, MTRAVES, and the insignia on his ring are a mystery. He is shown at work rather than at leisure, indicating he was probably not a nobleman. Jean Clouet was one of the most important early French portraitists, and his sensitive modeling of this man’s face demonstrates the artist’s considerable skill.
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