Portrait of a Man
1525 | Oberdeutscher Maler
Amberger was more greatly influenced than his contemporaries by Italian painting. This is seen here especially in the emphatic corporeality of the figure, created by a forced perspective, as well as in the spatial arrangement in front of a severe architectural background, with light and shadow providing the structure. The inscription gives the age of the unknown subject (24) and date of the picture. This is the companion piece to “Portrait of a Woman” (Inv. No. GG 888). Amberger’s authorship has repeatedly been questioned.
Amberger was more greatly influenced than his contemporaries by Italian painting. This is seen here especially in the emphatic corporeality of the figure, created by a forced perspective, as well as in the spatial arrangement in front of a severe architectural background, with light and shadow providing the structure. The inscription gives the age of the unknown subject (24) and date of the picture. This is the companion piece to “Portrait of a Woman” (Inv. No. GG 888). Amberger’s authorship has repeatedly been questioned.
Attributed to:
Oberdeutscher Maler
previously attributed to:
Christoph Amberger (um 1500/05 Kaufbeuren - 1562 Augsburg) DNB
Time:
1525
Object Name
Painting
Culture
German
Material/technology:
spruce wood
Dimensions:
191 x 101 cm
Inscribed
Bez. links: AN: A. NATO XPO. MDXXV, rechts: AETATIS. XXIIII; auf der oberen Umrahmung: CREDO. VIDERE. BONA. DOMINI. IN. TERRA. VIVENTIVM. PSAL. XXVII
Copyright
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Gemäldegalerie
Invs.
Gemäldegalerie, 887
Provenance
1733 documented in the gallery