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Humfrey Scholarly Article Italian Paintings of the Sixteenth Century: Portrait of a Man
Humfrey Scholarly Article Italian Paintings of the Sixteenth Century: Portrait of a Man
Accession ID 2007.111.172 Not on view Download artwork Artwork Head of a Man
Looking up in amazement as Christ ascends into heaven are the twelve apostles. Kneeling with them is the Virgin, the only one to have a halo.
kneel on the ground to either side of a moss-green rock and gesture or gaze up at a man
Inside, a bearded man with a halo sits on a bench facing our right in profile as
One of the earliest Italian group portraits, this painting depicts Cardinal Bandinello Sauli and three companions gathered around a table covered with a Turkish carpet. Set within a narrow space closed off by a rich green wall hanging, the figures appear to have been discussing the geography manuscript lying open before them.
The third man, Cardinal Sauli, sits at the narrow end of the table to our left, and
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Humfrey Scholarly Article Italian Paintings of the Sixteenth Century: Portrait of a Man
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Accession ID 2007.111.172 Not on view Download artwork Artwork Head of a Man
Saints played a very important role in the popular piety of the late Middle Ages. They were considered to be not only patrons and protectors against all manner of ills, but also mediators between the individual worshiper and God.
Visual Description Surrounded by twenty-two men, women, and winged angels, a young man
Hans Mielich was the leading painter in Bavaria in the mid-sixteenth century. His art was greatly influenced by Albrecht Altdorfer with whom he worked in Regensburg from about 1536 to 1538.
The man might Jakob Fröschl of Wasserburg.