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Description: | This man is portrayed on a rectangular canvas, on which an oval frame was painted. His white collar and black dress imply he is probably a priest wearing a cassock. This type of religious clothing appeared in the eighteenth century and consists of a long, black dress with narrow sleeves and buttons. Its colour indicates the rank of the clergyman who wears it; black for a priest, purple for a bishop, red for a cardinal, and white for the pope. The cassock and oval shape of the painted frame suggests this portrait was executed in the eighteenth century. | Subjects: | portrait | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: Unknown Æ | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=8924... | Go to resource |
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