Artwork Details
8 x 6-1/2 in. (panel) 17-1/8 x 18 in. (framed)
Accession NumberGift in commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the Art Association of Indianapolis in memory of Daniel W. and Elizabeth C. Marmon
CopyrightEuropean Painting and Sculpture Before 1800
Color PaletteSir Andrew Fountaine [1676-1753], Salle, County of Norfolk, England. John Pierpont Morgan [1837-1913], New York, New York. M. Knoedler & Co. [1846], New York, New York. Given to the John Herron Art Institute, now the Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis, Indiana, in 1943. Provenance research is on-going at the Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields. If you have questions, or if you have information to share with us, please contact info@discovernewfields.org
A native of the Netherlands, Corneille was established as a portrait painter in the French city of Lyon by 1533. He was court painter to Queen Eleanor, then to the Dauphin (later Henri II).
Corneille de Lyon specialized in small, meticulously rendered portraits such as this one. The unknown man's proud bearing and cool gaze are sensitively characterized and delicately painted. The green background, typical of Corneille, enhances the sense of intimacy by concentrating attention on the sitter's face.
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