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4x5 transparency scanned on Hasselblad Flextight X1 by Ed Pollard-2014.
Portrait of a Man with Sword
4x5 transparency scanned on Hasselblad Flextight X1 by Ed Pollard-2014.
4x5 transparency scanned on Hasselblad Flextight X1 by Ed Pollard-2014.

Portrait of a Man with Sword

Artist Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish, 1577-1640)
Dateca. 1598-99
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions38 1/2 × 27 in. (97.8 × 68.6 cm)
Overall, Frame: 50 × 38 1/8 × 4 1/2 in. (127 × 96.8 × 11.4 cm)
ClassificationsEuropean art
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number71.463
Terms
  • Man
  • Sword
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Red
  • White
  • Antwerp
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DescriptionThis is an oil on canvas portrait painting. It is a three-quarter view of a man with red hair and beard, outfitted in blue with a sword. This is an oil on canvas portrait painting. The sitter has a grave, aristocratic mien. It is a three-quarter view of a man with wispy reddish hair, beard and mustache. His beard trails over the medium sized white collar. His clothes are dark blue and ornate with a decorative pattern. He wears a sword on his left side, while his right hand rests on the arm of a chair.

Label TextPeter Paul Rubens Flemish, 1577–1640 Portrait of a Man with Sword, ca. 1598-99 Oil on canvas Gift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr. 71.463
Image scanned/or photographed from transparency and color corrected by Pat Cagney.
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