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A Man Reading (Saint Ivo?)

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A Man Reading (Saint Ivo?)
ArtistWorkshop of Rogier van der Weyden, but see text
Yearc. 1450
TypeOil paint on oak
Dimensions44 by 35 centimetres (17 in × 14 in)
LocationNational Gallery, London

A Man Reading (Saint Ivo?) is the name given to a panel painting in the collection of the National Gallery, London.[1] The work has been attributed to Rogier van der Weyden, and it has been proposed that it depicts Saint Ivo of Kermartin.[2] The National Gallery attributes it to the workshop of Rogier van der Weyden.[1]

It has been claimed that the work is not by van der Weyden or other Early Netherlandish painters working under his name, but is instead a forgery by Eric Hebborn.[2] According to an article published in The Independent by Geraldine Norman, in 1996 Hebborn claimed to have painted the work.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Alberge, Dalya (2 February 2019). "'It's a Beatle haircut': historian claims 15th-century portrait is from the 1960s". The Guardian. Guardian Media Group. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  2. ^ Geraldine Norman (4 February 1996). "Drawn to forgery – Eric Hebborn's fakes, which fooled many experts, were first exposed by Geraldine Norman". The Independent. Archived from the original on 7 February 2019. Retrieved 5 February 2019.