Portrait of a Scholar, 1501 – 1600

Title

Portrait of a Scholar

Painter

• style of Moretto da Brescia

Period Produced

• 16th century

School

• Renaissance

Object Type

• painting (artwork)

Physical Description

Canvas

Material

• canvas

Institution

• Städel Museum

Departement

• Old Masters 1300 - 1800

Collection

• Städelsches Kunstinstitut

Creditline

Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main

Picture Copyright

Public Domain

Acquisition

Acquired in 1847

Genre

• portrait

Main Motif

• man
• interior space

Primary

• 61B111(+54) anonymous historical person portrayed alone (+ three-quarter length portrait)
• 31D14 adult man
• 31D14(+4) adult man (+ three-quarter view)
• 31A235 sitting figure

Secondary

• 31A534 beard
• 41D212 coat, cape
• 41D225 gloves, mittens, etc.
• 41A7212 armchair, seat
• 41A7122 bookshelves
• 49M32 book
• 23U24 clock