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The careful shading and modelling of the facial features with matt washes and stippling with the brown-black pigment would indicate that it was painted by someone trained in a Netherlandish workshop. Not enough of the original image survives for us to identify the man. It is likely that this image formed part of a larger panel in a church.\r\n\r\nThe fragment is decorated in a technique known as grisaille in which clear glass is painted simply with a brown-black pigment. Grisaille windows were produced as early as the 12th century. They not only let in more light than coloured glass, but were also cheaper to produce. 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