Barthel Bruyn the Elder, 1533 - Portrait of a Man - fine art print

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This classic art masterpiece was painted by the painter Barthel Bruyn the Elder in 1533. The more than 480 year-old original had the following size: Overall, with arched top, 12 x 8 7/8 in (30,5 x 22,5 cm); painted surface 11 3/4 x 8 1/8 in (29,8 x 20,6 cm). Oil on oak was applied by the German painter as the technique for the artwork. The work of art can be viewed in in the digital collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, which is one of the world's largest and finest art museums, which includes more than two million works of art spanning five thousand years of world culture, from prehistory to the present and from every part of the globe.. This classic art artpiece, which is part of the public domain is supplied with courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Gift of James A. Moffett 2nd, 1962. : Gift of James A. Moffett 2nd, 1962. On top of that, alignment is portrait with a ratio of 1 : 1.4, which implies that the length is 29% shorter than the width.

Description by The Metropolitan Museum of Art (© - by The Metropolitan Museum of Art - The Metropolitan Museum of Art)

The sitters wear costumes typical of the upper-class citizenry of Cologne, whose members were Bruyn's usual patrons. The woman's exposed hair, visible in braids at either side of her face, indicates that the couple are depicted as engaged, not married, as married women of Cologne wore their hair completely covered. It is likely that the portraits were commissioned to commemorate their engagement. In the context of this work, the carnation in the woman's hand is symbolic of love, betrothal, and marriage.

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For every art print we offer different sizes and materials. The following options are available for individualization:

• Printed acrylic glass (with real glass coating): The print on acrylic glass, often denoted as a plexiglass print, will turn the original artwork into décor. Your own version of the artwork is being printed with the help of modern UV printing technology. The special effect of this are intense, stunning color tones.
• Printed poster (canvas material): Our poster print is a UV printed flat cotton canvas paper with a granular surface structure. Please bear in mind, that depending on the size of the poster print we add a white margin of something between 2-6cm around the print, which facilitates the framing with your custom frame.
• Aluminium dibond print: Aluminium Dibond prints are prints on metal with an outstanding depth. The Aluminium Dibond Print is the excellent start to replicas with alu. For your Direct Aluminium Dibond option, we print the artwork right on the aluminium composite white-primed surface. The bright parts of the artpiece shimmer with a silk gloss, however without the glow.
• Canvas print: The canvas print, which should not be confused with a painting on a canvas, is a digital image printed directly on canvas. What is more, printed canvas makes a soft, warm ambience. A canvas print has the great advantage of being low in weight, meaning that it is easy to hang up the Canvas print without the support of extra wall-mounts. That is why, canvas prints are suitable for all kinds of walls.

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