Portrait of a Jerusalem pilgrim

General information
Original location Unknown
Current location Copenhagen, Statens museum for Kunst, inv. no. KMSsp737
Provenance The Royal Danish Kunstkammer before 1750
Artist Master of Alkmaar (stylistic characteristics)
Date 1501-1515
Material Oil on panel
Dimensions 28,5 x 22 cm
Visual elements
Short description Portrait of a man, turned towards and facing the viewer's left. He carries a palm and holds his hat in his hands.
Depicted pilgrim
Pilgrimages
Attributes Jerusalem pilgrimage Palm; Greek cross on hat (in his hands)
Additional information
General remarks Given the size and composition of the portrait, it is likely that it was once part of a diptych, displaying a devotional picture on the other panel.
Literature
  • Katalog over ældre malerier, Statens Museum for Kunst (Copenhagen 1946), p. 367
Catalogue description of the Statens Museum for Kunst
MeMO ID 591
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