Portrait of Arent Franckensz van der Meer, Lord of Pendrecht, called Malicious Aertje
c. 1550 - c. 1560
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...