1650
oil
panel
From the collection of Walters Art Museum
Saint Paul is a 1650 oil by Pieter Hermansz Verelst, a Dutch Golden Age work, depicting St. James the Elder, held at Walters Art Museum.
This painting depicts a man with a long white beard and hair, wearing a dark robe. He holds a sword in his right hand, with the hilt visible at the bottom left corner of the image. The background is a muted brown color. The man's gaze is directed upwards, and his expression is contemplative. The artist has used oil paint to create a sense of depth and texture in the image. The overall mood of the painting is one of quiet reflection. The subject of this painting is Saint Paul, and it is held at the Walters Art Museum. If you're interested in learning more about the artist's use of chiaroscuro, you can explore that technique next.
Pieter Harmensz Verelst (c. 1616-1618, Dordrecht – 1668 in England) was a Dutch Golden Age painter. Four of his sons, Herman, Simon, John (1648-1679) and William (1651–1702), also became painters.
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