1636
unspecified
From the collection of National Gallery of Victoria
Frederick van Velthuysen and his wife, Josina is a 1636 unspecified by Thomas de Keyser, a Dutch Golden Age work, held at National Gallery of Victoria.
This painting depicts a couple standing on a stone balcony, dressed in formal attire. The man, positioned on the left, wears a black hat, a black cape with white lace trim, and a black outfit with white stockings and black shoes. He holds a glove in his right hand and has his left hand clasped with the woman's right hand. The woman, on the right, is dressed in a black dress with white lace trim and a white collar. She wears a gold necklace and a bracelet on her left wrist. In the background, a cloudy sky is visible, with a statue of a man on a pedestal to the right. The balcony features a stone railing and a stone floor, adding to the formal atmosphere of the scene. For more information on the artist behind this work, explore the art of Thomas de Keyser.
Thomas de Keyser (c. 1596 – 1667) was a Dutch portrait painter and a dealer in Belgium bluestone and stone mason. He was the most in-demand portrait painter in the Netherlands until the 1630s, when Rembrandt eclipsed…
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