The young man portrayed here holds a book in his left hand with his thumb between the pages. The family coat of arms is that of the Spanish house of Fonseca. One of the members of this family had been Governor General of the Low Countries. The meaning of the letters c and y, linked by a so-called love knot, is unclear.
Specifications
| Title | Portrait of a Young Man of the Fonseca Family |
|---|---|
| Material and technique | Oil on panel |
| Object type |
Painting
> Painting
> Two-dimensional object
> Art object
|
| Location | This object is in storage |
| Dimensions |
Height 39 cm Width 29,7 cm Thickness 2,5 cm |
|---|---|
| Artists |
Painter:
Meester van de Vorstenportretten
Previously attributed: Meester van de Magdalena-legende Previously attributed: Anoniem |
| Accession number | 2311 (OK) |
| Credits | Loan Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands (former Koenigs collection), 1948 |
| Department | Old Masters |
| Acquisition date | 1948 |
| Creation date | in circa 1490 |
| Collector | Collector / Franz Koenigs |
| Internal exhibitions |
Van Eyck tot Bruegel (1994) BABEL - Oude meesters terug uit Japan / Old Masters Back from Japan (2018) |
| External exhibitions |
De erfenis van Rogier van der Weyden (2013) Collection of Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen – Bruegel’s ‘The Tower of Babel’ and Great 16th Century Masters (2017) Boijmans bij de Buren - REMIX ROTTERDAM, Boijmans X Wereldmuseum (2020) |
| Material | |
| Object | |
| Geographical origin | Southern Netherlands > The Netherlands > Western Europe > Europe |
