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Jan Mostaert: Portrait of an African Man (Christophle le More?)  wikidata:Q17341588 reasonator:Q17341588
Artist
Jan Mostaert  (circa 1475
date QS:P,+1475–00–00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
–1552/1553)  wikidata:Q577279
 
Alternative names
Jan Jansz. Mostaert, Jehan Masturd, Jan Mostertsoen, Joannes Sinapius, Master of Oultremont
Description Dutch painter and drawer
Date of birth/death 1475 / 1465 Edit this at Wikidata 1555 / 1553 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Haarlem Edit this at Wikidata Haarlem Edit this at Wikidata
Work period from 1500 until 1552
date QS:P,+1550-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P580,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P582,+1552-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Work location
Haarlem Edit this at Wikidata
Authority file
artist QS:P170,Q577279
image of artwork listed in title parameter on this page
Title
Portrait of an African man
Object type painting Edit this at Wikidata
Genre portrait Edit this at Wikidata
Description
Nederlands: Afrikaanse man in Europese kledij. Staand, ten halven lijve, driekwart naar links gewend tegen een blauw-groene achtergrond. Hij draagt een rode baret (klapmuts) waarop een pelgrimsinsigne van Onze-Lieve-Vrouwe van Halle, bij Brussel. De man heeft een snor en baard, die in twee punten uitloopt. Hij draagt een wit hemd zonder kraag waarover een rood wambuis en een korte zwarte mantel (tabbaard) en witte, geitenleren handschoenen. Met zijn rechterhand omvat hij het rijk bewerkte gevest van zijn zwaard. Zijn linkerhand in zijn zij. Op zijn linkerheup een rijk geborduurde tas.
Jan Jansz Mostaert (ca. 1474–1552), Mechelen, ca. 1525–1530, olieverf op paneel
Français : ‘Portrait d'un homme africain’ — Huile sur panneau représentant un homme debout, à mi-corps, tourné de trois quarts vers la gauche sur un fond bleu-vert. Il porte un béret rouge avec une insigne de pèlerin de Notre-Dame de Hal (Halle), près de Bruxelles. Il porte une une moustache et une barbe qui se termine en deux pointes. Il porte également une chemise blanche sans col, sous un justaucorps rouge et un court manteau noir, le tabard et des gants blancs en peau de chèvre. De la main droite, il tient la poignée richement travaillée de son épée ; la main gauche est sur le flanc. Sur la hanche gauche un sac richement brodé.
Jan Jansz Mostaert] (vers 1474-1552 /53), Malines, vers 1525-1530.
Date circa 1525-1530
Medium oil on oak wood
Dimensions drager Height: 30.8 cm (12.1 in) drager Width: 21.2 cm (8.3 in) geschilderde oppervl Height: 30 cm (11.8 in) geschilderde oppervl Width: 20.3 cm (7.9 in)
institution QS:P195,Q190804
Accession number
SK-A-4986
Object history by 1920
date QS:P,+1920-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P1326,+1920-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
: Thomas Harris (art dealer), London
by 1924
date QS:P,+1924-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P1326,+1924-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
: Dr. Hans Wendland, Lugano
by 1924
date QS:P,+1924-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P1326,+1924-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
: Galerie Fischer (art dealer), Lucerne


1934: purchased by Sir Thomas D. Barlow (†1964), London, from Galerie Fischer
1964 (?): inherited by Basil Stephen Barlow (†1991), London, from Sir Thomas D. Barlow
from 1998 until 2003: lent to Kenwood House, London, by the heirs of Basil Stephen Barlow
2004: lent to Rob Noortman (art dealer), Maastricht, by the heirs of Basil Stephen Barlow through Simon C. Dickinson Ltd. (art dealer), London
June 2005: purchased by the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, Amsterdam, inv. SK-A-4986, from Rob Noortman

from October 2005 until 1 March 2013
date QS:P,+2050-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P580,+2005-10-00T00:00:00Z/10,P582,+2013-03-01T00:00:00Z/11
: lent to the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam, by the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, Amsterdam
Exhibition history

Jeroen Bosch, Noord-Nederlandsche primitieven, Museum Boymans, Rotterdam, 10 July 1936–15 October 1936, cat. no.  44, p. 29.
Artists and Craftsmen of the Middle Ages, Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester, 1 January 1947–31 December 1947.
Dutch Pictures 1450-1750, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 22 November 1952–1 March 1953, Cat.no. 12.
Vlaamse Kunst in Brits bezit, Groeningemuseum, Bruges, 1 August 1956–30 September 1956, Cat.no. 35.
European old masters. Art treasures centenary, Manchester City Art Gallery, Manchester, 30 October 1957–31 December 1957.
Middeleeuwse kunst der Noordelijke Nederlanden, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, 28 June 1958–28 September 1958, Cat.no. 85, p. 89.
Exhibition of paintings from Sir Thomas Barlow's collection, Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester, 22 March 1968–4 May 1968, Cat.no. 8, p. 20, as Jan Mostaert.
Dames met klasse. Margareta van York en Margareta van Oostenrijk, Lamot, Mechelen, 17 September 2005–18 December 2005, ISBN 90-5826-342-8.
Vroege Hollanders. Schilderkunst van de late Middeleeuwen, Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam, 16 February 2008–25 May 2008, ISBN 90-6918-225-4, p. 176-178, cat. no.  27.
Black is beautiful. Rubens tot Dumas, Nieuwe Kerk, Amsterdam, 26 July 2008–26 October 2008, ISBN 90-4008-496-3.

Shakespeare and the theatre of the world, British Museum, London, 19 July 2012–25 November 2012.
Credit line Purchased by the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam with support of the Vereniging Rembrandt, with help of the Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds, the Mondriaan Stichting, the VSBfonds, the BankGiro Loterij and the Rijksmuseum Fonds
References Rijksmuseum Amsterdam online catalogue, as Portret van een Afrikaanse man, 1525-1530, height: 30.8 cm (12.1 in); width: 21.2 cm (8.3 in)
dimensions QS:P2048,30.8U174728
dimensions QS:P2049,21.2U174728
.
RKDimages, Art-work number 19784, as Portret van een Afrikaanse man, circa 1520-1530 (1520-1530), height: 30.8 cm (12.1 in); width: 21.2 cm (8.3 in)
dimensions QS:P2048,30.8U174728
dimensions QS:P2049,21.2U174728
Royal Institute for Cultural Heritage Photolibrary, object number 40005109, as Portret van een Afrikaanse man, from circa 1525
date QS:P,+1525-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
until circa 1530
date QS:P,+1530-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
, height: 30.8 cm (12.1 in); width: 21.5 cm (8.4 in)
dimensions QS:P2048,30.8U174728
dimensions QS:P2049,21.5U174728
.
Source/Photographer Rijksmuseum
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