Portrait of a Man with a Roman Coin

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"Portrait of a Man with a Roman Coin" is a 15th-century oil portrait by Early Netherlandish painter Hans Memling, notable for its meticulous detail and the sitter’s display of a classical Roman coin that reflects Renaissance humanist interests.

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instanceOf oil painting ⓘ
painting ⓘ
artHistoricalSignificance example of Hans Memling’s mature portrait style ⓘ
example of humanist symbolism in Northern portraiture ⓘ
artist Hans Memling ⓘ
artisticSchool Bruges school ⓘ
linked to: Ghent-Bruges school
artisticStyle meticulous detail ⓘ
realism ⓘ
associatedConcept erudition signaled through classical objects ⓘ
humanist collector of antiquities ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Netherlands ⓘ
creator Hans Memling ⓘ
culture Early Netherlandish ⓘ
depicts Roman coin ⓘ
bust-length portrait ⓘ
man ⓘ
three-quarter view of a man ⓘ
genre individual portrait ⓘ
portrait painting ⓘ
hasQuality fine linear detail ⓘ
naturalistic representation ⓘ
subtle modeling of light and shadow ⓘ
iconography Roman numismatics ⓘ
classical antiquity ⓘ
inception 15th century ⓘ
influencedBy Italian Renaissance humanism ⓘ
linked to: Italian Renaissance

interest in classical antiquity ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName none (visual artwork) ⓘ
medium oil on panel ⓘ
oil paint ⓘ
movement Early Netherlandish painting ⓘ
notableFeature careful treatment of textures and surfaces ⓘ
detailed rendering of the sitter’s features ⓘ
prominent depiction of a Roman coin ⓘ
partOf Northern Renaissance ⓘ
subjectHasRole sitter holding a Roman coin ⓘ
theme Renaissance humanism ⓘ
status and learning ⓘ
timePeriod Renaissance ⓘ

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Hans Memling → notableWork → Portrait of a Man with a Roman Coin ⓘ