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Keywords: Jacques Bellange - Beggar Looking through His Hat - Walters 372647.jpg Full-length depictions of beggars and peasants were distinctive subjects for artists of Lorraine centered in the city of Nancy The canvas used for this painting was not carefully prepared and it may have been only intended for a temporary use such as for a theatrical production Given the secretive character of the man depicted peering at us through a hole in his hat the painting may have had a particular appeal for its previous owner the American publisher diplomat and arts administrator Michael Straight 1931-2004 who was a spy for some years in the employ of the former Soviet Union before renouncing his past ca 1615 tempera on unprimed canvas cm 145 86 5 accession number 37 2647 34801 Michael W Straight Chilmark Maryland Walters Art Museum Gift of Michael W Straight 1991 place of origin Lorraine France Walters Art Museum license 2D Baroque paintings in the Walters Art Museum Jacques Bellange French paintings in the Walters Art Museum Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs artist update 1610s paintings from France
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