Jan (1438/41–1516), First Count of Egmond; Magdalena, Countess of Egmo

An elderly man in a black cap and dark velvet robe trimmed with fur stands behind a red and gold damask cloth, his hands folded over a small object. A gold chain with a pendant rests on his shoulders against a dark green ground. The painting is set within a dark arched frame with gilded inner edges.

Look closer: A small red pendant hangs from the gold chain on the man's chest.

Artist

North Netherlandish Painter

Date

Medium

Oil on canvas, transferred from wood (.122, the Count); oil on wood (.118, the Countess)

Source

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Size

2550 × 3867 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Friedsam Collection, Bequest of Michael Friedsam, 1931