Portrait of Esaias du Pré
1643
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From the collection of Leiden University Libraries
1643
unspecified
From the collection of Leiden University Libraries
This painting shows a man, Esaias du Pré, in a formal setting. He's wearing old-fashioned clothes and has a serious expression. The artist copied this from an earlier work by Baudringien, which is an interesting fact about this piece. The copy is from 1643, two years after the original. This suggests the artist, Cornelis van Dalen, admired the earlier work. You can learn more about this style by looking at the technique of chiaroscuro.
