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Portrait of a Young Man
Antonis Mor·1558
Historical Context
This portrait of a young man by a follower of Antonis Mor was painted in 1558, emulating the powerful portrait style that Mor had established as the court painter of the Habsburg dynasty. Mor's influence on European portraiture was enormous — his combination of Italian grandeur with Northern European precision set the standard for court portraiture from Madrid to London. His followers and imitators produced numerous portraits in his manner for the aristocratic market.
Technical Analysis
The oil on panel follows Mor's established portrait formula with the dark costume, neutral background, and penetrating gaze that characterized his approach. The precise rendering of the young man's features demonstrates competent execution within the Mor tradition, though without the master's distinctive psychological intensity.
Provenance
Probably Prince Karl Anton von Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen [d. 1885].[1] His son, Prince Leopold von Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen [d. 1905]. His son, Prince Wilhelm August Karl von Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen [d. 1927]. Fürstlich Hohenzollernsches Museum für Wissenschaft und Kunst, Sigmaringen. (A.S. Drey, Munich and New York, 1928-1929); (M. Knoedler & Co., Inc., 1929-1934); (Robert Frank, Ltd., 1934).[2] Baron Heinrich Thyssen-Bornemisza [1875-1947], Villa Favorita, Lugano-Castagnola, Switzerland, by 1937; by inheritance to his daughter, Baroness Gabrielle Bentinck-Thyssen [1915/1917-1999]; on consignment 1951 to (M. Knoedler & Co., Inc., New York); purchased February 1952 by the Samuel H. Kress Foundation, New York;[3] gift 1961 to NGA. [1] See Franz Reiffel, "Das Fürstlich Hohenzollernsche Museum zu Sigmaringen: Gemälde und Bildwerke," _Städel-Jahrbuch_ 3-4 (1924), 59. The painting is not mentioned in F.A. von Lehner, _Fürstlich Hohenzollernsches Museum für Wissenschaft und Kunst, Verzeichniss der Gemälde_ (Sigmaringen, 1871; 2d ed., 1883), suggesting either that it was acquired after 1883 or that it hung in some other property of the family. [2] See M. Knoedler & Co. Records, accession number 2012.M.54, Research Library, Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles: Stock Book no. 8, page 68, no. A537 (copy in NGA curatorial files). [3] See M. Knoedler & Co. Records, accession number 2012.M.54, Research Library, Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles: Commission Book no. 5A, page 50, no. CA 3996, and Sales Book no. 16, page 383 (copies in NGA curatorial files, see also The Kress Collection Digital Archive, https://kress.nga.gov/Detail/objects/1722).
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