Portret van een man
c. 1710
Medium
cardboard
Dimensions
2.4; 0.4; 2.8
About this artwork
Portret van een man. Buste naar rechts, aanziend. Onderdeel van de collectie portretminiaturen.
Art Historical Context
Nestled in the Rijks's collection of portrait mini, *Portret van een man* (Portrait of a Man), created around 1710 by an anonymous artist, captures the intimate essence of early 18-century Dutch portraiture. This tiny bust depicts a man gazing to the right, his face rendered with delicate precision on a remarkably small scale: just 2.8 cm high, 2.4 cm wide, and 0.4 cm deep. Crafted on cardboard—a modest, lightweight medium uncommon for such refined works—the piece exemplifies the portability and personal nature of miniatures, often worn as pendants, brooches, or kept in pocket cases as cherish...
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...