Artwork
Bărbat cu barbă roșcată
Bărbat cu barbă roșcată is an unspecified painting by the Byzantine icon painting artist Anthonis Moor. It is held in the collection of the Brukenthal National Museum. The painting depicts a man with a short red beard and a serious expression.
About this work
Overview
The painting depicts a man with a short red beard and a serious expression.
Subject & Meaning
The subject is dressed in a dark hat and simple black garment, holding a folded white cloth wrapped around a brown object, possibly a book or small item.
Technique & Style
The artist employed soft lighting to highlight the subject's face against a dark background, utilizing chiaroscuro to create a nuanced interplay of light and shadow on the skin and clothing.
Artist & collection
Artist
This 16th-century portraitist painted stern-faced nobles and officials with careful beards and stiff ruffs, leaving us two surviving works.
Bildnis eines Mannes mit dunkelblondem Vollbart
Bildnis eines bärtigen Mannes mit Barett
Portrait of a Gentleman
Portrait of a Gentleman
Bildnis eines Geistlichen
Portrait of a young bearded man
Bildnis eines jungen Mannes mit Barett und Handschuhen
Portrait of a Man
Man with Ermine Coat
Portrait of a bearded man, aged 34, before an extensive landscape
Leonardo de' Ginori
Portrait of a Man in a Beret