Portrait of David or Daniel Lingelbach I
1700 - 1732
Medium
tin plate
Dimensions
9.5; 11
About this artwork
height 11 cm x width 9.5 cm
Art Historical Context
Nestled in the Rijksmuseum's collection,Portrait of David or Danielelbach I* by Arnoud van Halen an intimate glimpse into early 18th-century Dutch. Painted between 1700 and 1732, this-scale portrait likely depicts a member of the Lingel family, possibly connected to the renowned Baroque painter Johannes Lingelbach. Van Halen, a Dutch known for his meticulous portraiture, specialized in rendering the likenesses of merchants, scholars, and professionals during the Dutch Republic's prosperous post-Golden Age era, when personal portraits symbolized status and memory. What stands out is the medium...
About the Artist
Arnoud van Halen · 1673–1732
Arnoud van Halen (1673–1732) was an 18th-century Dutch painter, printmaker, poet, and collector from Amsterdam whose multifaceted cultural activities exemplified the accomplished gentleman-artist of the Dutch Golden Age's twilight years. Born in Amsterdam in 1673 to painter Arnoldus van Haelen (1644–1698) and Geertruid Nobelingh (1643–c. 1676), van Halen grew up in an artistic household and develo...