Portrait of a Man
by GOSSART, Jan, Oil on oak panel, 43 x 31 cm
The present painting is one of Gossart’s most dynamic portraits, the sitter, whose identity remains unknown, appears about to speak. The composition of the sitter before a green background, his figure casting a shadow to the right, was favoured by Gossart for his portraits during the late 1520s. His sculptural approach to the figure, and the successfully foreshortened gesturing hand are hallmark of his late style.