Portrait of Casparus de Carpentier, Walloon Minister at Sliedrecht, Amersfoort and Amsterdam
1650
unspecified
From the collection of Leiden University Libraries
1650
unspecified
From the collection of Leiden University Libraries
This painting shows a man sitting in a chair, looking straight at us. He's dressed in old-fashioned clothes. The man in the painting is identified as Casparus de Carpentier, a minister. It's interesting that this painting is based on an earlier work by H. van Alde. The artist added their own details, like a verse at the bottom. To learn more about the artist's style, look up the technique of chiaroscuro.
