Aertgen van Leyden, also known as Aert Claesz., was a Netherlandish painter active in the first half of the 16th century. His style combines the influences of the leading painters of the day such as Jan Wellens de Cock, Jan van Scorel and Hans Baldung Grien, among others. Due to the varied nature of his output and the different styles that he employed, the attribution and dating of his works has proved complex. The present portrait has been identified as a fragment of The Temptations of Saint Anthony in the Musée Royaux des Beaux-Arts, Brussels, as the truncated fingers of one of the hands connect to those of the donor in the present work, according to Boon. There are also similarities between the backgrounds of the two paintings, the chromatic range, the false inscription with the letter “L”, and the date “1511” to be seen on the two paintings.

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