Retrato de um nobre com um falcão
1542
Step into the world of 16th-century elite sports with this striking portrait of a young nobleman posing with his prized hunting hawk. The Latin inscription reveals he was just 28 years old in 1542, holding the leather hood used to calm the bird—a clear signal of high status since falconry was the ultimate gentleman's hobby. Painted by Hans Holbein the Younger just a year before his death, the intense gaze and hyper-realistic feathers show why he was the favorite painter of King Henry VIII's court.
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- Oil painting
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