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This painting is deep blue, fur brown and crimson, and a cheap copy dulls the blue. Our Baldung Portrait of a Man print was graded from a high-resolution master so the fur and the gold chains stay crisp.
Canvas, framed or paper
Stretched canvas. Printed on cotton canvas and stretched taut over a frame. The edges are mirror-wrapped, so the picture continues around the sides and none of it is lost to the fold.
Framed canvas. The same canvas, set in a black, white, natural wood or dark wood frame 0.83 in deep. The frame gives the work a finished edge and a little more presence on the wall.
Framed print. Printed on fine art matte paper and framed in solid pine, behind shatterproof plexiglass, in black, white, natural wood or dark wood. It arrives ready to hang. Framed sizes are measured on the outside of the frame.
Fine art print. Printed on 310gsm fine art matte paper, for framing your own way. It travels rolled and protected. From 18x24 inch.
Sizes
16x20 inch, 24x30 inch, 32x40 inch. Framed sizes are measured on the outside of the frame, so the visible painting is a little smaller.
On your wall
Its tall shape suits a study, a hallway or a living room wall. The blues, browns and crimsons look rich with cream, slate and walnut, and a gold or black frame suits it.
About the painting
Portrait of a Man by Hans Baldung Grien
A nobleman
His fur collar, jewelled cap and two gold chains show his wealth. One badge belongs to the Order of the Swan, which admitted only nobles.
The falcon and the fish
The other badge, a falcon facing a fish, belongs to a society that held jousting tournaments for noblemen in Swabia.
Not a Dürer
It was sold in 1854 as a Dürer, with a monogram that later proved fake. Baldung was Dürer’s most gifted pupil. The National Gallery bought it in 1854.
Read the story
A grey-bearded man in a black cap looks out from a deep blue background. His fur collar is thick and glossy, and two gold chains hang across his chest.
Everything about him says wealth and rank. But the clues that tell us most are on his chains. One badge shows the Virgin Mary inside a crescent moon. That's the emblem of the Order of the Swan, a religious order that admitted only nobles.
The other badge shows a bird of prey facing a fish. That was the sign of a society that organised jousting tournaments for noblemen in Swabia, in southern Germany.
Hans Baldung painted this in 1514. You can see the date above the man's head. When the painting was sold in London in 1854 it was called a Dürer, and it even had a Dürer monogram. That monogram turned out to be fake.
But the mistake is easy to understand. Baldung trained in Albrecht Dürer's workshop, and he was considered Dürer's most gifted student. He was nicknamed Grien, meaning green, because he loved the colour.
The National Gallery in London bought the painting at that 1854 sale.
Portrait of a Man. Hans Baldung Grien, 1514.
How each piece is brought to life
Faithful to the original, and made to be felt on your wall.
Graded against the original
We compare every work with the original as we grade it, keeping the artist’s colours true while bringing back their depth and glow. Every mark stays the artist’s own.
Printed for you
Printed to order on cotton canvas or fine art paper, then framed if you chose a frame, in 1 to 3 business days.
On your wall
It arrives 5 to 12 business days later, tracked and free anywhere in the US. Framed pieces come ready to hang.
Questions
Is this the original painting?
No. The original hangs in a museum. What you receive is a fine art reproduction, remastered from the original and printed for you, with every mark where the artist left it.
Will the colour look flat?
This is where most reproductions disappoint, and it is where we spend the most time. Each work is graded side by side with the original: faithful to the artist’s colours, with the depth and warmth brought back, so it moves you on the wall the way it was meant to. Canvas reads a touch softer than a backlit screen, and every screen shows colour a little differently.
Will the edges be cropped?
Each size is a standard frame size, so we fit the painting by trimming a little from its edges. We never stretch or squash it, and we check every size by eye so no face, figure or signature is cut. On canvas the edges are mirror-wrapped, which keeps the whole picture on the front.
Which size is right for my wall?
Aim for about two-thirds the width of the furniture beneath it. Over a sofa or a sideboard, one of the two largest sizes will hold the wall. The size guide lists every size in inches and centimetres, with the kind of wall each one suits.
How long does it take?
Your piece is printed in 1–3 business days, then spends 5–12 business days in transit, tracked all the way. Delivery is free anywhere in the US. We are unable to deliver to PO boxes.
What if it arrives damaged?
Send us a photograph and we will remake it and send it again. There is nothing to return.
Can I return it?
Yes, within 30 days of delivery. Our returns policy has the details.
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Printed to order
Graded against the original, then printed for you on cotton canvas or fine art paper in 1–3 business days.
The whole painting
Every mark is the artist’s own, and canvas edges are mirror-wrapped so the whole picture stays on the front.
Free US shipping
On every order, tracked, 5–12 business days in transit.
30-day returns
Returns and exchanges within 30 days of delivery.
