1662
oil
canvas
From the collection of Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum
Portrait of Willem van der Zaan is a 1662 oil by Bartholomeus van der Helst, a Dutch Golden Age work, depicting Man, held at Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum.
This painting shows a man with curly hair, wearing a dark jacket with gold embroidery and a white ruffled shirt. He holds a long gun in his right hand and a sword in his left. The background is a dark landscape with a body of water and a cloudy sky. The man's clothing and the gun suggest he is a military officer. The painting's style, with its use of light and shadow, creates a sense of depth and realism. To learn more about the artist's use of chiaroscuro, explore the technique of chiaroscuro.
Bartholomeus van der Helst (1613 – buried 16 December 1670) was a Dutch painter. Considered to be one of the leading portrait painters of the Dutch Golden Age, his elegant portraits gained him the patronage of…
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