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Alexis-François, Chevalier Artaud de Montor

French, 1772 - 1849

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Shown from the chest up, a light-skinned man wearing a burgundy-red turban faces our left in profile against a dark background in this vertical portrait painting. He looks off to the left, and the eye we can see is light brown under a faint, possibly plucked eyebrow. He has a straight nose, and his full peach-colored lips are closed. There is the suggestion of a puffy area under the eye we can see, but the rest of his skin is smooth. His brown hair is mostly tucked under his turban, and a piece of fabric hangs down the back of his neck. A band of his white undergarment is visible at the high neck of his olive-brown shirt, which appears to be pleated or striped down the front. He also wears a black jacket, which covers his shoulder and most of his chest. A brown band across the bottom edge of the painting could be a wooden railing or ledge, behind which the man is shown. Cracks are visible across the painting, especially in the deep green background.
Florentine 15th Century, Profile Portrait of a Young Man, 1430/1450, tempera on panel, Andrew W. Mellon Collection, 1937.1.14

Profile Portrait of a Young Man

Florentine 15th Century · 1430/1450 · tempera on panel ·  Accession ID  1937.1.14

Grifo di Tancredi, Saint Peter, c. 1310, tempera on panel, Andrew W. Mellon Collection, 1937.1.2.a

Saint Peter

Grifo di Tancredi · c. 1310 · tempera on panel ·  Accession ID  1937.1.2.a