Portrait of Jan Lutma (1584/85-1669), Amsterdam Silversmith

Portrait of Jan Lutma (1584/85-1669), Amsterdam Silversmith by Jacob Adriaensz Backer

Medium

oil on panel

Dimensions

73; 10; 93

About this artwork

olieverf op paneel

About the Artist

Jacob Adriaensz Backer · 16081651

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.

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