Attributed to Corneille de Lyon (1500 - 1575) A portrait of ...

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£8,000

Attributed to Corneille de Lyon (1500 - 1575)
A portrait of a gentleman
Oil on panel

Note:
Corneille de Lyon was a Dutch portraitist who was active in Lyon, France, from 1533 until his death in 1575. A leading painter of the French 16th century style, few identifiable portraits exist as the artist rarely signed or dated his works. The first identifiable work was established only in 1962. Works therefore tend to be attributed to Lyon on quality alone. 

The artist's portraits are typically miniature in scale, his signature green backgrounds painted thickly against thinner skin tones. Excellent examples survive in the Louvre, Paris, and Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. 

Dimensions:
(Panel) 9 in. (H) x 6.75 in. (W)
(Frame) 12 in. (H) x 10 in. (W)