Portret van de regenten van het Nieuwezijds Huiszittenhuis te Amsterdam, ca. 1650
Jacob Adriaensz Backer
ca. 1650
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
295; 273; 333; 314
About this artwork
Groepsportret van de regenten van het Nieuwezijds Huiszittenhuis te Amsterdam, ca. 1650. Isaac Commelin, Lucas Pietersz Conijn, Johan Steur, Rombout Kemp, Claes van Lith en Cornelis Metsue. Achter de binnenvader en binnenmoeder.
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.