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Portret de bărbat

Michiel Janszen van Mierevelt

1617

unspecified

From the collection of Brukenthal National Museum

Baroque Dutch Golden Age Baroque Portrait

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Portret de bărbat is a 1617 unspecified by Michiel Janszen van Mierevelt, a Baroque work, held at Brukenthal National Museum.

Who painted this?: Michiel Janszen van Mierevelt
When & what style?: 1617 · Baroque
Where can I see it?: Brukenthal National Museum

About this work

This painting shows a man in a dark, shadowy background. He’s wearing a fancy white lace collar and a rich gold-and-brown striped doublet. His face is serious, with a short beard and mustache. The artist used light and shadow to make the man’s face pop against the dark background. This trick makes his features stand out sharply. If you like this style, look up chiaroscuro.

About the artist

Artist

Michiel Janszen van Mierevelt

Michiel Janszen van Mierevelt painted lifelike portraits of people in the early 1600s, a time when artists focused on showing faces and clothes with sharp realism rather than emotion or drama.

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