Portrait of Paulus Ferri
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From the collection of Leiden University Libraries
unspecified
From the collection of Leiden University Libraries
Dominant colour
Portrait of Paulus Ferri is an unspecified by A. Philippe, held at Leiden University Libraries.
This painting shows a man, Paulus Ferri, in a portrait. He's dressed in old-fashioned clothes. The painting is based on a work by D. Charbonnet and has a Latin poem under the image, which adds some context to the portrait, and there are also manuscript notes at the bottom. The notes say 'Aussi Ferry od. Ferrius', which might be a clue about the subject. You can learn more about this style by looking at the technique of sfumato.
A. Philippe made small portraits of people in 17th-century Europe. Their only work here is a painting called *Portrait of Paulus Ferri*. The brushwork and clothing tell us it belongs to the Dutch Golden Age, when…
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