Portrait of a Man,

um 1630

Material / Technology / Carrier

Leinwand

Dimensions of the object

203,7 x 121,1 cm

Displayed

AP OG Saal VI

Department

Flemish Painting

Genre

Painting

Inventory number

369

Acquisition

1806 aus der Galerie Düsseldorf

Stock

Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen - Alte Pinakothek München

Citation

Anthonis van Dyck(Werkstatt), Bildnis eines Mannes, um 1630, Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen - Alte Pinakothek München, URL: https://www.sammlung.pinakothek.de/en/artwork/dapG9rz4Zn (Last updated on 11.09.2023)

This painting and its pendant, portraits of an unidentified couple, were long regarded as works by Van Dyck’s own hand (s. inv. nr. 368). But recent research has shown that they are almost certainly workshop creations. They display inferior quality compared to portraits known to be autograph works. X-ray images reveal white ovals underneath the faces: evidently, these areas were initially left blank. Apparently, such essentially preprepared portrait paintings were produced in Van Dyck’s workshop and held at the ready for impromptu commissions—all that remained was to insert the client’s facial features.