Portrait of Cardinal Niccolò Albergati

Portrait of Cardinal Niccolò Albergati.
ArtistJan van Eyck
Yearc. 1431
MediumOil on canvas
SubjectPossibly Niccolò Albergati or Henry Beaufort
Dimensions34 cm × 27.5 cm (13 in × 10.8 in)
LocationKunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna

The Portrait of Cardinal Niccolò Albergati is a painting by the early Netherlandish painter Jan van Eyck, dating to around 1431 and now in the Kunsthistorisches Museum of Vienna, Austria.

The work shows an elderly cleric who is visibly ageing with deep lines below his eyes. He is shown in near full-frontal profile, dressed in the red robe of a cardinal, lined with luxurious fur.

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