A Painter Seated at his Easel
1648 - 1671
Medium
pen
Dimensions
149; 99
About this artwork
Aankoop met steun van de Vereniging Rembrandt, mede dankzij het Prins Bernhard Fonds, de Rijksmuseum-Stichting en De Ster Holding BV
Art Historical Context
### A Painter Seated at his Easel Jan de Bisschop's *A Painter Seated at Easel* (1648–1671) captures the quiet intensity of artistic creation during the Dutch Golden Age. Rendered in pen on a modest scale—149 mm high by 99 mm wide intimate drawing showcases de Bisschop (1628–1671), a versatile Dutch draughtsman,, and engraver renowned for his precise line work and copies after Italian masters like Raphael. Here, the artist depicts a figure intently at work, evoking the era's fascination with the painter's studio as a symbol of intellectual labor and rising professional status. The pen medium...
About the Artist
Jan de Bisschop · 1628–1671
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