Portrait of a man
David Bailly
1624
Medium
pen
Dimensions
219; 175
About this artwork
hoogte 219 mm x breedte 175 mm
Art Historical Context
David Bailly's *Portrait of a Man* (1624) is a delicate pen drawing measuring just 219 mm high by 175 mm wide, capturing the essence of Dutch Golden Age portraiture in a compact, intimate format. Created during the early 17th century, when the Netherlands was flourishing as a center of trade and artistic innovation, this work exemplifies Bailly's skill as a Leiden-based painter and draftsman. Trained in his uncle's studio and influenced by contemporaries like Frans Hals, Bailly specialized in precise, lifelike portraits that reflected the rising merchant class's desire for personal commemorati...