Corneille de lyon worked both for the french court and wealthy merchants. His distinctive northern style stood in contrast to the taste for italian renaissance painting and connected closely to portrait miniatures and manuscript painting. Recent conservation treatment has restored the smooth, enamel-like background and the meticulous rendering of detail. Object Type: painting. Genre: portrait. Date: 1540. Place of creation: Netherlandish, active France, 16th century. Dimensions: Framed: 39 x 26 x 5 cm (15 3/8 x 10 1/4 x 1 15/16 in.); Unframed: 16.5 x 14.8 cm (6 1/2 x 5 13/16 in.). Medium: oil on panel. Collection: Cleveland Museum of Art. Clevelandart 1942.48
Loading...
