Omer Talon

Französische Malerei 1425–1650, 1649

This painting shows a man seated on a red cushioned chair, his head turned toward us and his body facing slightly to the right, his hand resting on the corner of a table on the right. He has light skin, with a neatly trimmed gray mustache and pointed gray beard. His brown eyes look out at us, with his face is a neutral expression. His gray hair has a slight wave around his ears, and he wears a small black cap on the top of his head. He is wearing a red and black gown with wide sleeves, a white collar, and white cuffs. In his right hand, he holds a folded paper. His other hand rests on a closed book sitting on the table. The table is covered in a decorative cloth in shades of brown, black, white, blue, and gold, and next to the book is a white quill in a silver pot and an ornate golden clock. The background includes a large, draped curtain in a light pink color and a tall gray pillar on the left. A gray statue in a niche is partially visible in the top right corner.
Artist
Französische Malerei 1425–1650
Date
1649
Type
Painting
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
225 × 161.6 cm
Collection
National Gallery of Art, Washington
Licence
Public domain, CC0

Image description

This painting shows a man seated on a red cushioned chair, his head turned toward us and his body facing slightly to the right, his hand resting on the corner of a table on the right. He has light skin, with a neatly trimmed gray mustache and pointed gray beard. His brown eyes look out at us, with his face is a neutral expression. His gray hair has a slight wave around his ears, and he wears a small black cap on the top of his head. He is wearing a red and black gown with wide sleeves, a white collar, and white cuffs. In his right hand, he holds a folded paper. His other hand rests on a closed book sitting on the table. The table is covered in a decorative cloth in shades of brown, black, white, blue, and gold, and next to the book is a white quill in a silver pot and an ornate golden clock. The background includes a large, draped curtain in a light pink color and a tall gray pillar on the left. A gray statue in a niche is partially visible in the top right corner.

Französische Malerei 1425–1650