This beautifully painted portrait by bartholomeus van der helst makes it clear at a glance why so many amsterdam residents wanted to be immortalized by the painter. The panache and elegance that he managed to convey in his portraits fit perfectly with the taste of the rich man or woman in the golden age. But who is that blond, young man who looks at us so confidently, almost arrogantly even? he will be an amsterdammer and a rich one at that. Besides the fact that he can afford to have himself portrayed by van der helst, he wears extremely expensive clothing. We think he is around 20 years old, which would mean he was born around 1625. We want to know who it is and start looking for the missing piece of the puzzle. Object Type: painting. Genre: portrait. Date: 1645. Dimensions: height: 161 cm (63.3 in); width: 132 cm (51.9 in). Medium: oil on canvas. Collection: Amsterdam Museum. Portret van een man - 102667 - AM
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