Monogrammist IVA

This artist signed work “IVA” and left only one confirmed painting, a 1645 oil portrait of Herman van der Hem van Nederstein, a Dutch regent in full lace collar and sober coat. The spare, clear style fits the stiff formality of mid-17th-century Dutch portraiture, where every button and ribbon reads like a record. Tap the title on screen to zoom in on the white lace against black fabric and the sitter’s steady gaze.