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