Portrait of Gerard Cornelis van Riebeeck
1755
unspecified
From the collection of Rijksmuseum
1755
unspecified
From the collection of Rijksmuseum
This painting shows a man wearing a fancy gold coat with many buttons. He's standing in front of a background that looks like his estate. The man in the painting is Gerard Cornelis van Riebeeck, an important person in Delft. He had this portrait made to show himself in a nice setting. The buttons on his coat are decorative, which is an interesting detail. To learn more about the style of this painting, look into the technique of chiaroscuro.
