Portrait of a Man with Creation Scenes in the Bakground, Portrait of an unknown man seated in front of an expansive landscape. He wears a beret and holds a pair of white gloves, one of which is on his hand, the other in his grasp. In the background, we see scenes from the creation story. The creation of Eve is evident above the sitter's right shoulder. In the nearer distance, Adam and Eve stand accepting the apple from the snake under the tree of knowledge, depicting the fall of man., c.1500-1550

 Item — Box: 261
Identifier: spc-mss0088-s36-i0535

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Portrait of a Man with Creation Scenes in the Bakground, Portrait of an unknown man seated in front of an expansive landscape. He wears a beret and holds a pair of white gloves, one of which is on his hand, the other in his grasp. In the background, we see scenes from the creation story. The creation of Eve is evident above the sitter's right shoulder. In the nearer distance, Adam and Eve stand accepting the apple from the snake under the tree of knowledge, depicting the fall of man.

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Scope and Contents

Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.FLEM.0508; Public Notes: Our sitter was once identified as a man from the family of Diest van Melisant. However, this has not been confirmed.

Dates

  • Creation: c.1500-1550

Creator

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Biographical / Historical

Subjects: Snakes; Apples; Portraits; Landscape; Tree of Knowledge; Rings; Gloves; Fountain of Life; Creation; Garden of Eden; Hats; Fall of Man; School: Flemish; Style period: Renaissance; Technique: painting (technique); Work type: paintings

Full Extent

1 Items : Image Work Type: photographic print ; Image height (in.): 7.3; Image width (in.): 4.9in.

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

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