Portret van Pieter van de Poel (1654-1710)
1705
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
82.5; 9.5; 65.5
About this artwork
Portret van Pieter van de Poel (1654-1710). Ten halven lijve met witte strikdas en lange krullende grijze pruik. In de hand een document met een zegel en een afbeelding van een schip. Pendant van SK-C-1603.
Art Historical Context
This elegant oil-on-canvas portrait, painted by Arnold Boonen in 1705, captures Pieter van de Poel at the age of fifty-one. Shown in half-length, van de Poel wears the fashionable long, curly gray wig and crisp white bow tie of the early eighteenth century. In his hand he holds a sealed document bearing the image of a ship, a detail that quietly signals his professional ties to maritime trade, a cornerstone of Dutch prosperity during this period. Boonen, known for his refined portraiture in the late Baroque tradition, brings a sense of quiet dignity to the sitter. The careful rendering of fab...