Van Eyck, Jan (c.1390-1441)
Portrait of Cardinal Niccolò Albergati
c.1435
Silverpoint on white paper, 21.4 x 18 cm
Kupferstich-Kabinett, Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister, Dresden
The only known drawing by the artist. It served as a preliminary drawing for Jan van Eyck‘s painting in Vienna. The identity of the person portrayed is uncertain. (Thomas Ketelsen. In: Weltsichten. Masterpieces of drawing, graphics and photography. Ed. by Wolfgang Holler and Claudia Schnitzer. Exhib. cat. Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden / Kupferstich-Kabinett. Munich, Berlin 2004, p. 25.)
Compare:
Van Eyck, Jan (c.1390-1441)
Cardinal Niccolò Albergati
c.1438
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna
See also:
• Albergati, Niccolò (1373-1443)