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This man may be a member of the important Averoldi family from Brescia, who once owned the portrait. He wears a soft red wool tunic and coat or cloak lined with fox fur.It is very unusual for a three-quarter-length portrait at this date to have a background consisting entirely of sky. The man's pose -- kneeling with his hands joined in prayer -- suggests that the painting was once part of a larger picture or ensemble. The canvas has been cut down at both sides and the top.The light source is from the right, which is also unusual and suggests the painting was made for a specific location. It may have been designed to hang on the side wall of a chapel, or perhaps near a religious image towards which the sitter directs his prayers.

The National Gallery, London

London

Title

Praying Man with a Long Beard

Date

about 1545

Medium

Oil on canvas

Measurements

H 103.7 x W 89.4 cm

Accession number

NG3095

Acquisition method

Layard Bequest, 1916

Work type

Painting

The National Gallery, London

Trafalgar Square, London, Greater London WC2N 5DN England

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Artist or maker

Moretto da Brescia

c.1498–1554

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