Portrait of Jan Lutma (1584/85-1669), Amsterdam Silversmith
Jacob Adriaensz Backer
c. 1646
Medium
oil on panel
Dimensions
73; 10; 93
About this artwork
olieverf op paneel
About the Artist
Jacob Adriaensz Backer · 1608–1651
Style was influenced by Rembrandt and Classicism. Known for his portraits, Backer received many important commissions for group portraits; he also was a history painter. His father, a Mennonite baker, left Friesland and settled the family in Amsterdam in 1611. Jacob Backer returned to Friesland in 1627 to study under Lambert Jacobsz. Comment on works: Portraits, History scenes.