Portrait of Arent Franckensz van der Meer, Lord of Pendrecht, called Malicious Aertje

anonymous

c. 1550 - c. 1560

Portrait of Arent Franckensz van der Meer, Lord of Pendrecht, called Malicious Aertje by anonymous

Medium

oil on panel

Dimensions

h 36.8cm × w 25.5cm

Classification

painting

Museum

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

About this artwork

Portret van Arent Franckensz van der Meer (overl. 1503), heer van Pendrecht, dijkgraaf en baljuw van Delfland en de schout van Delft, bijgenaamd 'quaet Aertje'. Buste, een stok in de rechterhand en een anjer in de linkerhand. Linksboven het familiewapen. Met integrale lijst. Pendant van SK-A-4716.

About the Artist

anonymous

In the vast tapestry of art history, "Anonymous" stands not as a singular individual but as a collective designation for countless unidentified creators whose works have endured across millennia. These artists, spanning prehistoric cave painters to medieval illuminators and folk craftsmen, produced the foundational layers of human visual culture. Prior to the Renaissance, when individual fame emer...

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