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Portrait of a Man. Copy after Anthony van Dyck

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Basic information
ID
Ж-4409
Author
unknown
Name
Portrait of a Man. Copy after Anthony van Dyck
Date of creation
18th c.
Technique
oil painting
Material
canvas oil
Dimensions (height x width, cm)
105.5 x 82.5
Additionally
Type
painting
Genre
portraiture
Provenance
the Rzewuski collection (Pidhirtsi Castle) Lviv Historical Museum
Information about author
Author
unknown
Artist's lifetime
1638–1709
Country
Holland
Biography
Мейндерт Гоббема – один із основних представників пейзажного живопису в Амстердамі другої половини XVII століття. У 1659-му році він познайомився з пейзажистом Якобом ван Руйсдаелем та розпочав у нього навчання, яке стало вирішальним у формуванні стилю митця. На початку кар’єри Гоббема наслідував манеру вчителя, однак згодом відійшов від похмурої атмосфери його робіт у бік яскравіших колірних рішень. Спеціалізацією художника стали лісові пейзажі, краєвиди з дорогами, ставками і водяними млинами.
Object description
As it is known from the inventory records of the Pidhirtsi Castle, this work titled as "Portrait of the Spanish Duke of Alba" was in the Chinese Hall between 1812 and 1813. Later in 1859, when it was moved to the Yellow Hall, the portrait was mentioned as a copy after Anthony Van Dyck. The image of an unknown man is a fragment of a copy of the work "Portrait of an Aristocrat With His Son" (1639) by Anthony Van Dyck (1599–1641). The half-length image depicts a man in massive dark-colored Spanish clothing, which hides his entire body as if it were armor. Around the man’s neck, there is a ruff, a traditional lace-trimmed white collar, which resembles a dish with the head on it. The artist carefully reproduces all the details in the portrait and focuses on the face of the person portrayed.

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