Portrait of Sara de Bie
Jacob Adriaensz Backer
ca. 1646
Medium
oil on panel
Dimensions
92.9; 10; 73
About this artwork
outersize: depth 10 cm (support incl. SK-L-4889)
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.