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Portrait of Jacob Jansz van der Meer (?)

Unknown

1450

unspecified

From the collection of Statens Museum for Kunst

Portrait

Dominant colour

Portrait of Jacob Jansz van der Meer (?) is a 1450 unspecified by Unknown, held at Statens Museum for Kunst.

Who painted this?: Unknown
When & what style?: 1450
Where can I see it?: Statens Museum for Kunst

About this work

This painting shows a bald man in a black robe, looking straight ahead with a serious face. His left ear has a strange green-and-white patch shaped like a leaf. Behind him, a garden with a white building, a dog, and two people walking is painted in bright but flat colors. The patch on his ear might be a symbol, but we don’t know what it means. The background looks like a quiet courtyard, but the faces of the people there are blurry. Next, look up *chiaroscuro* to see how light and shadow create depth in paintings.