Velázquez, 1630 - Portrait of a Man - fine art print

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The masterpiece Portrait of a Man was created by the painter Velázquez. The version of the artpiece had the exact dimensions 27 x 21 3/4 in (68,6 x 55,2 cm). Oil on canvas was used by the Spanish artist as the technique for the piece of art. Moveover, the artpiece forms part of the digital collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art. This classic art public domain artpiece is supplied with courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, The Jules Bache Collection, 1949. Creditline of the artwork: The Jules Bache Collection, 1949. The alignment of the digital reproduction is portrait with a side ratio of 1 : 1.2, which implies that the length is 20% shorter than the width.

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We offer a range of different sizes and materials for every product. We allow yout to choose among the following variants:

• Aluminium dibond: An Aluminium Dibond print is a print material with an outstanding effect of depth. A direct Aluminium Dibond Print is the excellent start to the sophisticated world of fine replicas with aluminum. The white and bright parts of the artpiece shine with a silky gloss, however without glare. The colors are luminous, the fine details of the print are very clear.
• Canvas print: The printed canvas material mounted on a wooden frame. Canvas prints are relatively low in weight, which means that it is quite simple to hang up the Canvas print without any wall-mounts. Because of thatcanvas prints are suited for all types of walls.
• Acrylic glass print: The print on acrylic glass, which is often referenced as a plexiglass print, will turn your chosen artwork into beautiful wall décor. In addition, the acrylic art print is a good alternative option to canvas or dibond art prints. The artwork is being printed with the help of state-of-the-art UV print machines. Our plexiglass with real glass coating protects your chosen fine art print against light and heat for many years.
• Poster print (canvas material): The poster print is a printed sheet of canvas with a granular surface finish, that resembles the actual masterpiece. Please note, that depending on the absolute size of the poster print we add a white margin of around 2-6 cm round about the work of art, which facilitates the framing.

Legal disclaimer: We try our best in order to depict the products in as much detail as possible and to showcase them visually on the different product detail pages. Nevertheless, the pigments of the print products, as well as the imprint can differ slightly from the image on your device's screen. Depending on the screen settings and the condition of the surface, not all colors are printed as exactly as the digital version on this website. Bearing in mind that all the fine art prints are processed and printed manually, there might as well be minor differences in the motif's exact position and the size.

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It has been argued that this may be the "portrait of Diego, clothes to be finished" listed in an inventory of the artist's possessions. The sitter relates to a figure in Velázquez's Surrender of Breda (Museo del Prado, Madrid). Scholars have questioned whether the painter would have dared to include himself as a bystander at such a historic military victory, and the surviving evidence suggests that he rarely made studies for his larger works. However, if the figure in that composition is the artist, a preparatory step such as this would have made it easier for Velázquez to transfer his likeness to that large painting.