Who famously posed for paintings with his hand tucked into his jacket?
Hand-in-waistcoat Hand-in-waistcoat The hand-in-waistcoat (also referred to as hand-inside-vest, hand-in-jacket, hand-held-in, or hidden hand) is a gesture commonly found in portraiture during the 18th and 19th centuries. The pose appeared by the 1750s to indicate leadership in a calm and firm manner. The pose is most often associated with Napoleon I of France due to its use in several portraits made by his artist, Jacques-Louis David, amongst them the 1812 painting "Napoleon in His Study". The pose, thought of as being stately, was copied by other portrait painters across Europe and America. Most paintings and photographs show the right hand inserted
The Nobleman with his Hand on his Chest of Juan de Silva y Ribera, 3rd Marquis of Montemayor and warden of the Alcazar of Toledo. The artist Rupert Shrive and the historian Alex Burghart have also argued that it may be a self-portrait. The Nobleman with his Hand on his Chest The Nobleman with his Hand on his Chest (also known as "The Gentleman with His Hand at His Breast" or "Gentleman with his Hand on his Chest"; Spanish - "El caballero de la mano en el pecho") is an oil painting by El Greco. Painted in Toledo around 1580, and on display at the Museo del Prado,