Why it matters
A confident man in a large beret holds a note against a red background. Dürer recorded in his diary that he painted Bernhart von Reesen in Antwerp and was paid eight florins.
Did you know?
- It is dated 1521, during Dürer's trip to the Low Countries.
- He also received small gifts for his wife and maid.
- It mixes Netherlandish and Venetian portrait traditions.
Based on the Wikipedia article Portrait of Bernhart von Reesen (CC BY-SA 4.0).
