Portret van een jongeman met muts
Medium
etching
Dimensions
166; 120
About this artwork
Jongeman ten halve lijfe met een opvallende muts. Mogelijk het zelfportret van Van den Eeckhout.
Art Historical Context
Gerbrand van den Eeckhout's *Portret van een jong met muts* ( of a Young Man with), created in 1646, is a delicate etching measuring just 166 mm by 120 mm. As a prominent Dutch Golden Age artist and close pupil of Rembrandt, van Eeckhout mastered printmaking techniques during a time when etching flourished in the Netherlands, allowing artists to produce intricate, reproducible works that captured fine details and subtle textures. The half-length portrait depicts a young man a striking, elaborate cap that draws the eye with its folds and textures, rendered through van den Eeckhout's precise li...
About the Artist
Gerbrand van den Eeckhout · 1621–1674
Comment on works: Religious; History; Portraits; Landscapes