Why it matters
A man in a red turban looks directly out at us. The unusually prominent motto 'Als Ich Can' on the original frame and the confrontational gaze suggest it may be Jan van Eyck's self-portrait.
Did you know?
- It was completed in 1433 in Bruges.
- It may be the pendant to his portrait of his wife.
- It has been in the National Gallery since 1851.
Based on the Wikipedia article Portrait of a Man (Self Portrait?) (CC BY-SA 4.0).
