Portrait of Jacob de Vos Jacobszoon (1803-1878). Amsterdam Art Collector and Owner of the Historical Gallery De Vos
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
h 140cm × w 104.5cm
Classification
painting
Museum
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
About this artwork
Portret van Jacob de Vos Jbzn (1803-1878), kunstverzamelaar. Kniestuk, staande met een tekening in de handen. Rechts een bronzen beeld van een ridder met een paard.
Art Historical Context
This striking portrait by Dutch artist Nicolaas Pieneman captures Jacob de Vos Jacobszo (1803-1878), a prominent Amsterdam art collector and owner the esteemed Historical Gallery De Vos. in 1860, the year of Pieneman's death this large-scale oil on canvas (140 104.5 cm) exemplifies the Romantic-era portraiture that blended realism with symbolic depth, common in mid-19th-century Netherlands Pieneman, known for his history paintings and vivid depictions of national heroes, here honors a private patron whose passion for art mirrored the era's growing appreciation for historical and classical coll...
About the Artist
Nicolaas Pieneman · 1809–1860
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