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Portrait of a Man SK-A-1914

Portrait of a Man SK-A-1914 is an oil painting by the Rococo painting artist Arnold Boonen. It dates from 1709 and is held in the collection of the Rijksmuseum.
About this work
Subject & Meaning
The work depicts a single adult male, identified simply as a man within the available records.
The work depicts a single adult male, identified simply as a man within the available records. Painted by Arnold Boonen in 1709, the piece is classified strictly as a portrait genre work. The available sources do not provide specific details regarding the sitter's identity, any associated iconography, or symbolic elements embedded in the composition.
Consequently, the meaning or representation of the painting is limited to its function as a straightforward depiction of an individual from that period, without further interpretive context provided in the referenced documentation.
Technique & Style
Executed in 1709, this portrait by Arnold Boonen is an oil painting on canvas. The work measures 50 cm in height and 42.5 cm in width. As a formal portrait, the composition focuses on the depiction of a male subject, utilizing the standard materials of the period to render the figure.
History & Provenance
The painting is held by the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, where it is inventoried as SK-A-1914. It was previously part of the Lambert van Meerten Museum collection before transfer to the Rijksmuseum. The work has appeared in the exhibition “Rembrandt and His Pupils: Drawings and Paintings” held at the Rijksmuseum in 2014–2015.
Overview
Arnold Boonen’s oil portrait, dated 1709, presents a seated gentleman in a formal interior. The canvas, part of the Rijksmuseum collection, measures the figure against a subdued backdrop, inviting direct engagement with the sitter’s composed expression.
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