An Old Man in a Fur Cap
Karel van der Pluym
c. 1655
Medium
Oil on cradled panel
Dimensions
71.3 × 54.8 cm (28 1/16 × 21 9/16 in.)
Classification
oil on panel
Department
Painting and Sculpture of Europe
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
72190
About the Artist
Karel van der Pluym · 1625–1672
Karel van der Pluym (1625–1672) occupies a fascinating position in Dutch Golden Age painting as Rembrandt's first cousin and probable pupil whose rare, refined works were sometimes passed off as Rembrandt's by unscrupulous dealers. Born in Leiden in 1625, Karel was the son of Dominicus van der Pluym and Cornelia van Suytbroeck, making him Rembrandt's first cousin through his mother. Though undocum...