1634
oil
canvas
From the collection of Mauritshuis
Portrait of a Boy in Gray is a 1634 oil by Jacob Adriaensz Backer, a Dutch Golden Age work, depicting Boy, held at Mauritshuis.
This painting shows a young boy dressed in a gray outfit, with a white ruffled collar around his neck. He has short, light-brown hair and looks directly at the viewer with a serious expression. His right arm is bent at the elbow, and his hand rests on his hip. The boy's clothing and the dark background suggest a formal portrait. The artist's use of light and shadow creates a sense of depth and dimensionality in the painting. If you're interested in learning more about the artist who created this work, you might want to look up Jacob Adriaensz Backer.
Jacob Adriaensz Backer (1608 – 27 August 1651) was a Dutch Golden Age painter. He produced about 140 paintings in twenty years, including portraits, religious subjects, and mythological paintings. In his style, he was…
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