1625
oil
canvas
From the collection of Mauritshuis
Portrait of Jacob Pietersz Olycan (1596-1638) is a 1625 oil by Frans Hals, a Dutch Golden Age work, held at Mauritshuis.
This painting shows a man dressed in black, with a white ruffled collar and cuffs. He has short dark hair and a mustache, and his right hand rests on the hilt of a sword. The background is a dark brown color. The man's clothing and the style of the painting suggest that it is from the 17th century. The artist has used chiaroscuro to create a sense of depth and volume in the subject's face and clothing. The painting is a portrait of Jacob Pietersz Olycan, created by the Dutch artist Frans Hals. To learn more about the artist's technique, look up the use of impasto in his work.
Frans Hals the Elder (UK: , US: ; Dutch: ; c. 1582 – 26 August 1666) was a Dutch Golden Age painter. He lived and worked in Haarlem, a city in which the local authority of the day frowned on religious painting in places…
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