Portrait of Paulus Verschuur, Served seven terms as Burgomaster of Rotterdam and also Director of the Rotterdam Chamber of the East India Company, elected 1651
1708
unspecified
From the collection of Rijksmuseum
1708
unspecified
From the collection of Rijksmuseum
This painting is a portrait of a man. He has dark, curly hair and is wearing a black jacket with a white collar. The background of the painting is dark, which helps the man stand out. The man in the painting looks serious. He is wearing fancy clothes, which suggests that he was an important person. The painting is done in a style that makes the man look realistic. If you want to learn more about this kind of painting, you might want to look up the technique called chiaroscuro.
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