Jan Jansz Mostaert
ABOUT THE ARTWORK
| Year Painted | circa 1525-1530 |
| Collection Link | Museum |
| License | Public Domain |
| File Size (Pixels) | 2783 x 4096 |
| Best Print Size | 9 x 12 |
| *Max Print Size | 20 x 32 |
*Printing this file larger than the recommended max print size may result in a blurry or pixelated final print.
SUBJECT NOTE: This is the only known portrait of a Black man in early European painting. He may have served at the Brussels court of Emperor Charles V, who counted a Black archer named Christophle le More among his bodyguards. The badge on his cap—a token of the Virgin—is likely a keepsake from a pilgrimage to Halle in Brabant, a popular destination for those tied to the Brussels court.
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