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Portrait of Laurens Reael

Unknown

1620

unspecified

From the collection of Rijksmuseum

Baroque Dutch Golden Age Baroque Portrait Oil Paint

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Portrait of Laurens Reael is a 1620 unspecified by Unknown, a Baroque work, depicting Oil Paint, held at Rijksmuseum.

Who painted this?: Unknown
When & what style?: 1620 · Baroque
Where can I see it?: Rijksmuseum

About this work

The painting shows a man dressed in fancy clothes, wearing a gold chain around his neck. He's standing in a formal pose, looking straight ahead. This painting is interesting because it shows the man's wealth and status, with his expensive clothes and the gold chain he was given for his work. The man in the painting is Laurens Reael, a important person in the Dutch East India Company. He had this portrait made when he returned to the Netherlands. You can learn more about this style by looking into the technique of chiaroscuro.