# Portrait of a Man

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## Artwork

- Artist: [GOSSART, Jan](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/gossart-jan-r3dc6e56b5e425a>)
- Date: 1501-1550
- Technique: Oil on oak panel, 28 x 23 cm

## Commentary

Portrait of a Man c. 1530 Oil on oak panel, 28 x 23 cm Staatliche Museen, Kassel This elegantly dressed gentleman is portrayed before a green background. He displays a cartouche with the Latin phrase TV MICHI / CAUSA / DOLORIS \(You are the cause of my pain\). A possible identification of the sitter is Janus Secundus \(1511-1536\), the poet and humanist author who worked for Margaret of Austria.

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## Attribution

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