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Portrait of Willem Hartigsvelt, Director of the Rotterdam Chamber of the Dutch East India Company, elected 1657

Unknown

1708

unspecified

From the collection of Rijksmuseum

Dutch Golden Age Portrait Oil Paint

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Portrait of Willem Hartigsvelt, Director of the Rotterdam Chamber of the Dutch East India Company, elected 1657 is a 1708 unspecified by Unknown, a Dutch Golden Age work, depicting Oil Paint, held at Rijksmuseum.

Who painted this?: Unknown
When & what style?: 1708 · Dutch Golden Age
Where can I see it?: Rijksmuseum

About this work

This painting shows a round-faced man with curly hair and a white collar. He’s wearing a dark fur-lined coat over a white shirt. His expression is calm, and he looks straight ahead with steady eyes. The dark background makes his face stand out sharply. The paint looks thick in some spots, especially on his fur collar. Next, look up *chiaroscuro* to see how this lighting trick works.