# Portrait of a Friar

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## Artwork

- Artist: [CERESA, Carlo](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/ceresa-carlo-r03ecffd1b7f3e8>)
- Date: 1601-1650
- Technique: Oil on canvas, 142 x 127 cm

## Commentary

In a bare interior, a friar wearing a Capuchin habit is seated on a large armchair seen in three-quarter view. His right arm rests on the arm of the chair, while his left grasps a crumpled letter. A small table bears an inkpot, quill pen, and tall crucifix, symbols of the friar&#39;s intellectual and devotional life. The painting is linked with Moroni&#39;s portraiture not only by the uninhibited and humble pose but also by the dry and almost brutally naturalistic style.

## Related artworks

- [Lady with a Handkerchief](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/ceresa-carlo-r03ecffd1b7f3e8/lady-with-a-handkerchief-r68a17f89cd1cf4>)
- [Portrait of a Gentleman with a Wig](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/ceresa-carlo-r03ecffd1b7f3e8/portrait-of-a-gentleman-with-a-wig-rba4c79adbfe147>)
- [Portrait of an Old Gentleman](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/ceresa-carlo-r03ecffd1b7f3e8/portrait-of-an-old-gentleman-r4e51bcdbf9d2ab>)
- [The Vision of St Eustace](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/ceresa-carlo-r03ecffd1b7f3e8/the-vision-of-st-eustace-rebe645dd90283a>)
- [The Vision of St Felix of Cantalice](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/ceresa-carlo-r03ecffd1b7f3e8/the-vision-of-st-felix-of-cantalice-r31ccb3ef55124f>)

## Attribution

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