1645
oil
canvas
From the collection of Ashmolean Museum
Dominant colour
Selbstporträt is a 1645 oil by Cornelis de Neve, a Dutch Golden Age work, held at Ashmolean Museum.
The painting features a man with long, dark hair and a mustache, dressed in a black hat, black coat, and white scarf. He is depicted from the chest up, facing the viewer with a neutral expression. The background of the painting is a muted brown color. The man's attire and hairstyle suggest that the painting is from the 17th century. The artist's use of chiaroscuro, a technique that uses strong contrasts between light and dark to create a sense of volume and depth, adds depth and dimension to the portrait. The painting is a portrait of a man, likely the artist himself, and is held at the Ashmolean Museum. To learn more about the artist's use of chiaroscuro, explore the technique: chiaroscuro.
Cornelis de Neve or Cornelius de Neve (1602 and 1622 – c. 1678) was a Flemish painter who worked for a long period in England as a portrait artist.
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