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Man with a Glove (French: L'Homme au Gant) is an oil-on-canvas portrait by the Italian Renaissance artist Titian, painted c. 1520.[1] It is part of the collections of the Musée du Louvre, Paris.[2]

Man with a Glove
Artist	Titian
Year	c. 1520[1]
Medium	Oil on canvas
Dimensions	100 cm × 89 cm (39 in × 35 in)
Location	Musée du Louvre, Paris

History

The work originates from the Gonzaga family's collection at Mantua. It was acquired by Charles I of England in 1627. Sometime after his beheading in 1649, the painting was auctioned and bought by the Cologne banker Eberhard Jabach. Eventually, it came in the possession of Louis XIV of France, and was transferred from the Palace of Versailles to the Louvre in 1792.

The figure has not been identified with certainty. He could be Girolamo Adorno, mentioned in a 1527 letter from Pietro Aretino to Federico Gonzaga, or Giambattista Malatesta, an agent of the Gonzaga in Venice. According to another hypothesis, he could be Ferrante Gonzaga, who was sixteen years old in 1523.

Description

The painting portrays a three-quarters view of a male figure set against a flat black background. He appears to be looking at an indefinite point to the left of the canvas, with his left arm laid on his knee. He could be pointing at his gloves, which were a fashion statement at the time. He is dressed in a wide jacket and a white shirt, in the fashion of the period.

The man's gloved left hand holds a second leather glove; an accessory used by the most refined gentlemen of the time. His right hand is adorned with a golden ring, a symbol of richness, and a necklace decorated with a sapphire and a pearl. The use of a parapet in portraits was a common device of the young Titian.

In popular culture

In Fred Saberhagen's Berserker series in the short story Patron of the Arts (first appeared in Worlds of If, Aug 1965), a human artist and a Berserker machine discuss the value of art and of this specific painting on a starship in the future after a space battle near the Sol system. In this short story, the Earth-Descended peoples place all of humanity's important artworks on an evacuation starship to preserve the works by sending them to Tau Epsilon.[3]

Notes

References

• Rosand, David (1978). Titian. Library of Great Painters. New York: Harry N. Abrams. 126–27. ISBN 0-8109-1654-1

External links

• Display caption at the Musée du Louvre. (in French)

На других языках

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[de] Mann mit dem Handschuh

Mann mit dem Handschuh ist der Titel eines Gemäldes von Tizian, das im Zeitraum 1520 bis 1523 entstand. Es befindet sich heute im Louvre in Paris. Das Bild zählt noch zum Frühwerk Tizians, leitet jedoch den Übergang zu seinem reifen Stil ein. Es ist nicht bekannt, welche Person auf dem Porträt dargestellt ist.

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- [en] Man with a Glove

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[es] El hombre del guante

Retrato de hombre llamado El hombre del guante o Joven con guante es un cuadro ejecutado por el pintor italiano Tiziano en su juventud (hacia 1520-1523). Se trata de un óleo sobre lienzo que mide 100 centímetros de alto y 89 cm. de ancho. Actualmente se conserva en el Museo del Louvre de París, Francia, donde se exhibe con el título de L'Homme au gant.

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[fr] L'Homme au gant

L’Homme au gant est un tableau du Titien, datant de la période de 1520 à 1523, conservé au musée du Louvre. La signature « Ticianvs f. » se présente en cartellino sous la forme d’une incision taillée dans le bloc de marbre. Quoique toujours emblématique du style originel de Titien, cette œuvre est représentative de sa transition vers son style mûr.

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[it] Uomo dal guanto

L'Uomo dal guanto è un dipinto a olio su tela (100x89 cm) di Tiziano, databile al 1523 circa e conservato nel Louvre a Parigi.

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