Artwork
Willem Jacobsz Baert (1636-84). Mayor of Alkmaar and Amsterdam
Willem Jacobsz Baert (1636-84). Mayor of Alkmaar and Amsterdam is an oil painting by the Dutch Golden Age artist Caesar van Everdingen. It dates from 1671 and is held in the collection of the Rijksmuseum.
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Subject & Meaning
The portrait shows Willem Jacobsz Baert, who served as mayor of both Alkmaar and Amsterdam, in a formal pose that reflects his civic authority. Symbolic of his municipal roles, the work emphasizes his status within the Dutch Republic’s governing elite. It is housed in the Rijksmuseum collection and was originally owned by Jan Hendrik Cremer.
Technique & Style
Painted in 1671 by Caesar van Everdingen, the work belongs to the tradition of dignified municipal portraiture associated with the Dutch Golden Age.
The portrait is executed in oil paint on canvas, a standard support for Dutch seventeenth-century portraiture of this scale. The canvas measures 110 cm in height by 90 cm in width, a substantial upright format suited to a formal civic likeness.
Painted in 1671 by Caesar van Everdingen, the work belongs to the tradition of dignified municipal portraiture associated with the Dutch Golden Age. The medium and handling are consistent with the refined, polished technique characteristic of Everdingen's portrait practice, producing a formal, stately image appropriate to its sitter's status as a mayor of Alkmaar and Amsterdam.
History & Provenance
Caesar van Everdingen executed this oil-on-canvas portrait in 1671. The work depicts Willem Jacobsz Baert, who served as mayor of both Alkmaar and Amsterdam. Historical records indicate that the painting was once owned by Jan Hendrik Cremer. Today, the artwork is held in the collection of the Rijksmuseum, where it remains on display.
The portrait of Willem Jacobsz Baert, painted by Caesar van Everdingen in 1671, is held in the collection of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. The work is executed in oil on canvas and measures 110 cm in height by 90 cm in width. Historical records indicate the painting was previously owned by Jan Hendrik Cremer prior to its current institutional housing.
The source material does not provide specific inventory numbers, accession dates, or a documented exhibition history for this piece.
Overview
Executed in 1671, this oil portrait presents Willem Jacobsz Baert, a civic leader who held the mayoralty of Alkmaar before assuming the same office in Amsterdam. The work is attributed to Caesar van Everdingen, a Dutch painter active during the Golden Age, and currently belongs to the Rijksmuseum’s collection.
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Artist
Cesar Pietersz, or Cesar Boetius van Everdingen (1616/17 – buried 13 October 1678), older brother of Allart van Everdingen and Jan van Everdingen, was a Dutch Golden Age portrait and history painter.
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