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Portrait of a Monk

Gerard David

Cleveland Museum of Art

A portrait of a man with short, thinning hair, the majority of which is gray, and a receding hairline; he wears a black hooded robe; his hands are clasped in prayer. He stands in front of an open window with gray curtains on either side; through the window, there is a view of two buildings with towers and a cloudy sky. A book with its pages open lies on a table at the lower left corner. The man appears to be a monk. The painting style appears to be realistic. The image is in a somewhat subdued color palette. Gerard David is the artist.

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760 × 893 px
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