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"Clockwise from top left: Filippino Lippi, The Dead Christ Mourned by Nicodemus and Two Angels, detail; Jan van Eyck, Self-portrait or Man in a Red Turban (1433); Dürer, Portrait of Michael Wolmegut (1516); Adam Kraft, Self-portrait detail from the Eucharistic Tabernacle (1493-6) in St. Lorenz, Nuremberg." (Source: Every Painter Paints Himself)

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July 28, 2012 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

In response to my recent post “Why is this man wearing a turban?“, friend and colleague Lori Way writes: I liked your recent post about Jan van Eyck’s Man with the Red Turban. The turban was, at that time, considered commonplace for artists to wear. Not only did it keep artistic media out of one’s hair while in the studio, but it also came to be known as a status symbol. Here is a website that has a little more information […]

Categories: Art • Tags: Europe, Jan van Eyck, Lori Way, Man With The Red Turban, Renaissance, Turban

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