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Portrait of Sara de Bie

Jacob Adriaensz Backer

ca. 1646

Medium

oil on panel

Dimensions

h 92.9cm × w 73cm

Collection

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Materials

panel; oil paint (paint)

Object Type

painting

Subject Matter

historical persons - BB - woman

Acquisition Method

purchase

Acquired

1948

Notes

outersize: depth 10 cm (support incl. SK-L-4889)

Collection Type

paintings

About Jacob Adriaensz Backer

1608–1651 • Dutch Republic

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.