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Portrait of Dionys Eliasz van Nijmegen
Portrait of Dionys Eliasz van Nijmegen is an oil painting by the Rococo painting artist Dionys van Nijmegen. It dates from 1796 and is held in the collection of the Rijksmuseum.
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Subject & Meaning
No overt allegorical attributes are recorded, suggesting the painting functions primarily as a record of identity within the Dutch portrait tradition.
The work portrays a man identified as Dionys Eliasz van Nijmegen, rendered in a conventional portrait format that emphasizes individual likeness rather than narrative symbolism. The sitter is shown in contemporary 18th‑century attire, a visual cue to his bourgeois status, while the plain background directs attention to the figure’s facial expression and posture. No overt allegorical attributes are recorded, suggesting the painting functions primarily as a record of identity within the Dutch portrait tradition.
Technique & Style
The portrait is executed in oil paint on canvas, a standard combination for late 18th-century Dutch panel and easel painting. According to the catalogue record, the work is classified as a painting and falls within the portrait genre, consistent with the medium of oil paint recorded for the object.
The canvas support measures 80 cm in height by 66 cm in width, giving the composition a vertical, half-length format well suited to a single sitter. The materials, canvas and oil paint, and the dating to 1790 are confirmed in the collection record for the Rijksmuseum, where the work is held. No further details on handling, condition, or stylistic qualities are documented in the available sources.
History & Provenance
The work titled Portrait of Dionys Eliasz van Nijmegen is an oil on canvas portrait painted in 1790 by Dionys van Nijmegen. It belongs to the portrait genre and measures 80 cm in height by 66 cm in width. The painting is part of the Rijksmuseum collection and has remained in the museum's custody since its creation.
The painting is held in the collection of the Rijksmuseum, where it is recorded as an oil-on-canvas portrait executed in 1790. According to the collection record, the work measures 80 cm in height by 66 cm in width. No specific inventory or accession number is provided in the available sources, and no exhibition history is documented.
Overview
The Portrait of Dionys Eliasz van Nijmegen is an oil painting created in 1796 by Dionys van Nijmegen. It is a portrait of the artist's likely relative, a young boy.
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