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Portrait of a Gentleman

A work made of oil, probably with some tempera, on panel; transferred to canvas.
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  • A work made of oil, probably with some tempera, on panel; transferred to canvas.

Date:

c. 1505

Artist:

Ridolfo Ghirlandaio
Italian, 1483-1561

About this artwork

Ridolfo Ghirlandaio transformed the large workshop he inherited from his famous, fresco-painter father, Domenico, into one that specialized in portraits and festival decorations. One of Ridolfo’s most celebrated pictures, this work reveals his careful study of the portraits of Leonardo da Vinci and Raphael in its calm, pyramidal, and expansive presentation of the sitter and in its active, searching light. The foreground parapet, or ledge, over which a hand projects illusionistically into the viewer’s space and the glimpse of landscape through the window are devices Ridolfo borrowed from Flemish painting. The headpiece (cappuccio) and fur-cuffed robe of the unidentified sitter were customary apparel for well-to-do Florentine merchants.

Status

On View, Gallery 205

Department

Painting and Sculpture of Europe

Artist

Ridolfo Ghirlandaio

Title

Portrait of a Gentleman

Place

Italy (Artist's nationality:)

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1500–1510

Medium

Oil, probably with some tempera, on panel; transferred to canvas

Dimensions

68.2 × 49.2 cm (26 11/16 × 19 3/8 in.)

Credit Line

Mr. and Mrs. Martin A. Ryerson Collection

Reference Number

1933.1009

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