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| Keywords: Flemish - Portrait of a Man Holding a Rosary - Walters 37251.jpg The unforgiving linear rendering of the man's face suggests the influence of Quentin Metsys 1466-1530 the leading painter in Antwerp during the early decades of the century The fact that the sitter chose to be portrayed fingering his red-coral rosary beads suggests that piety was important to his sense of identity He may also have been superstitious coral was not only beautiful and expensive it was believed to protect against evil between 1510 1520 Renaissance oil oak panel cm 39 33 5 accession number 37 251 30996 Henry Walters Baltimore prior to 1909 mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters before 1909 place of origin Antwerp Walters Art Museum license 2D Renaissance portrait paintings in the Walters Art Museum Flemish paintings in the Walters Art Museum Three-quarter view portrait paintings of men facing left Portraits with rosaries Portrait paintings with yellow background 1520s portrait paintings | ||||
