Portret van Cornelis Samuelsz. van Esch (1594/95-1656)
1632
Medium
oil on copper
Dimensions
12.7; 15.6
About this artwork
inscription and date, centre left, the sitter's age inscribed twice: ‘Æ[...] 37 / 1632’
Art Historical Context
**Portret van Cornelis Samz. van Esch (1594/95-1656)** *Anonymous artist, 1632, oil on, 15.6 × 12.7 cm, Rijksmuseum* This portrait captures Cornelis Samz. van Esch at age 37, painted in 1632 during the Dutch Golden Age—a time of prosperity and flourishing portraiture in the Netherlands. The sitter, who lived from around 1594/95 to 1656, gazes directly at us from a small copper panel, a medium prized for its smooth surface that allowed artists to achieve exquisite detail and a jewel-like finish. At just 15.6 by 12.7 cm, it's a miniature masterpiece, likely intended for personal devotion or a...
About the Artist
anonymous
In the vast tapestry of art history, "Anonymous" stands not as a singular individual but as a collective designation for countless unidentified creators whose works have endured across millennia. These artists, spanning prehistoric cave painters to medieval illuminators and folk craftsmen, produced the foundational layers of human visual culture. Prior to the Renaissance, when individual fame emer...