Why it matters
A man, possibly from the Lespinette family, prays with folded hands, his face and torso filling almost the whole panel. It was once the right wing of a diptych, facing a lost image of the Virgin.
Did you know?
- It dates from around 1485–1490.
- He wears lynx fur and a jewelled cross on a gold chain.
- It has been in the Mauritshuis since 1895.
Based on the Dutch Wikipedia article Portret van een man, mogelijk uit de familie Lespinette (CC BY-SA 4.0).
