1705
oil
panel
From the collection of Ashmolean Museum
Portrait of a young Man is a 1705 oil by Carel de Moor, a Rococo painting work, held at Ashmolean Museum.
This oval painting depicts a young man with curly brown hair, wearing a blue shirt and a brown jacket. He has a white collar and is looking directly at the viewer. The background is dark, with some yellow and gray tones visible behind him. The painting is done in oil paint, and the subject's face and clothing are rendered in detail. The overall effect is one of quiet contemplation, as if the young man is lost in thought. If you're interested in learning more about this style of painting, you might want to look up the technique of chiaroscuro.
Carel de Moor (25 February 1655 – 16 February 1738) was a Dutch Golden Age etcher and painter. He was a pupil of the Dutch Golden Age painter Gerard Dou.
See the richer artist page
