Portrait of a Man in a Red Turban

Creator:

Eyck, Jan van, ca. 1390-1441

Published/Created:

1433

Physical Description:

26 x 19 cm

Date Depicted:

1975
500 AD - 1499 AD

Materials:

oil on oak

Notes:

Another beautiful turban.

Abstract:

Hair is shaved at the sides and the back of the neck into a very short bowl cut. Like the women, men appear hairless with hats. New styles include a high fez and a fur hat with a high crown and separate brim. The familiar chap­erone and liripipe are now wrapped into a turban.

Variant Titles:

Self-Portrait?

Topics:

Costume -- Europe -- History -- (LC)
Painting -- Netherlands -- 15th century -- (YVRC)

Period/Style:

Gothic (Medieval)

Culture:

Netherlandish

Accession Number:

4389-109

Genre:

costume (mode of fashion) (AAT)
paintings (AAT)

Format:

Image

Content Type:

Clothing & Accessories
Paintings & Drawings

Rights:

The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.

Access Restrictions:

Yale Community Only

Related Exhibit or Resource:

French-Burgundian: 1380-1500: Hair and Hats: Men

Source Creator:

Button, Jeanne and Sbarge, Stephen

Source Title:

History of Costume, In Slides, Notes and Commentaries: Volume 2

Source Created:

New York, NY
Theatre Arts Slide Presentations
1975

Call Number:

GT513 +B87 2 (LC)

Orbis Barcode:

39002051938489

Yale Collection:

Visual Resources Collection

Digital Collection:

Visual Resources Collection

Original Repository:

London, England: National Gallery

OID:

10596417

PID:

digcoll:1819977