Portrait of a Man in a Red Turban

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Portrait of a Man in a Red Turban is a 1433 oil painting by the Early Netherlandish master Jan van Eyck, widely regarded as a probable self-portrait and celebrated for its meticulous detail and lifelike realism.

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Portrait of a Man in a Red Turban canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Early Netherlandish painting
oil painting
painting
artHistoricalContext development of oil painting in Northern Europe
catalogCode NG 222 (National Gallery inventory number)
collection National Gallery, London
linked to: National Gallery
colorDominant dark brown
red
condition well preserved
countryOfOrigin Netherlands
creator Jan van Eyck
dateInscribed 21 October 1433
depicts head-and-shoulders view
man wearing a red chaperon
exhibitionVenue National Gallery, London (permanent display)
linked to: National Gallery
genre portrait
hasPart dark background
elaborate red headdress
frame with inscription
three-quarter pose
hasStyle highly naturalistic
illusionistic
height approximately 26 cm
inception 1433
influenced later Northern Renaissance portraiture
inscription “Johannes de Eyck fuit hic 1433”
inscriptionLanguage Latin
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity London
linked to: London, England
locatedInTheCountry United Kingdom
location National Gallery, London
linked to: National Gallery
materialUsed oil paint
movement Early Netherlandish painting
Northern Renaissance
notableFor direct frontal gaze
illusionistic frame inscription
lifelike realism
meticulous detail
subtle rendering of skin and fabric
orientation vertical
partOf collection of Early Netherlandish paintings at the National Gallery, London
probableDepicts Jan van Eyck
signature Johannes de Eyck fuit hic
subjectHasRole self-portrait (probable)
support oak panel
technique fine brushwork
oil glazing
timePeriod 15th century
width approximately 19 cm

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Portrait of a Man (Self Portrait?) titleAlternative Portrait of a Man in a Red Turban
Netherlandish portrait tradition notableWork Portrait of a Man in a Red Turban