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Portrait of an Old Man

Unknown

1638

unspecified

From the collection of Rijksmuseum

Dutch Golden Age Baroque Portrait

Dominant colour

Portrait of an Old Man is a 1638 unspecified by Unknown, a Dutch Golden Age work, held at Rijksmuseum.

Who painted this?: Unknown
When & what style?: 1638 · Dutch Golden Age
Where can I see it?: Rijksmuseum

About this work

You see an old man sitting in a dark room, hands folded in his lap. He wears a big white collar and holds a pair of gloves in his left hand. No one knows who painted it or who the man is. The collar and gloves suggest he was wealthy—maybe a merchant or city official. The painting was made in 1638, but the style feels older, like it belongs to an earlier time. To see more quiet portraits like this, visit the Rijksmuseum.