JAN VON SCOREL PORTRAIT OF A MAN The attribution of this portrait to Jan van Scorel is based on its affinity with a group of similar portraits by him that date from c. 1520, meaning they were painted while he was in Italy. The relationship between figure and landscape is reminiscent of northern portraits like those of Hans Memling (Portrait of a Man with a Roman Coin, c. 1480, Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp). The man’s features, which include rather a long nose and a slightly sloping forehead, are reproduced exactly. Yet the painting’s monumental quality, the type of clothing depicted in it and the painterly handling reflect an approach derived from northern Italy. Still in excellent condition, the painting reveals subtleties such as the material quality of the sitter’s clothes and the soft modelling of his hair, distinguishing between his dark beard and his lighter, longer hair that catches the light. Jan von Scorel Portrait of a Man, c. 1520 Oil on panel height 47 cm, width 41 cm Inv.-No. GE854 Provenance: 1880 acquired by Prince Johann II von Liechtenstein in Florence as a work by Giovanni Antonio Licino da Pordenone		New acquisitions >>