KEY, Willem
(b. ca. 1515, Breda, d. 1568, Antwerpen)

Portrait of a Gentleman

1556
Oil on oak panel, 90 x 64 cm
Private collection

The sitter of the portrait, said to be 'Perari di Cremona', is depicted half-length, wearing a high-collared black coat with white cuffs and collar, holding a pair of gloves, and standing before a green curtain.

In spite of the inscription on the reverse of this panel as an identification of the sitter - 'Perari di Cremona' - the identity of the sitter remains elusive, since no trace of such a personality has ever come to light.




© Web Gallery of Art, created by Emil Krén and Daniel Marx.