Portrait of a Man

Flemish · c. 1530

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Charcoal
89% of the image
Black · text contrast 14.0:1

Ash
3% of the image
Grey · text contrast 6.4:1

Silver
3% of the image
Grey · text contrast 10.5:1

Iron
2% of the image
Grey · text contrast 8.7:1

Pewter
2% of the image
Grey · text contrast 4.6:1

Slate
2% of the image
Grey · text contrast 6.2:1

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Artist: Flemish
Date: c. 1530
Type: Painting
Medium: Oil on panel
Size: 41.9 × 34.3 cm (16 1/2 × 13 1/2 in.)
Place: Flanders
Period: 16th century
Themes: Portraits
Main colour: Black · lightness 22, colourfulness 0

Art Institute of Chicago, Robert A. Waller Fund. Museum record. Public domain: the museum's is_public_domain field read true when we last checked (2026-10-25); image released under CC0. Licence rules

Portrait of a Man

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