Artist: Hans Süss Von Kulmbach
Date: 1508
Size: 18 x 14 cm
Museum: The Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, United States Of America)
Technique: Poplar
Double-sided portraits from the Renaissance sometimes combine a straightforward depiction of the sitter with a more symbolic picture on the reverse. This example pairs the likeness of a young man with the image of a girl making a flower garland in a windowsill. A curling banderole above her reads, "I bind with forget-me-nots," while the cat symbolizes respectable love. Viewed in sequence, the two sides of the portrait confirm the young man’s identity as a bridegroom.
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