Staande man

About this artwork

…; from the dealer J.H.J. Mellaart, Borgharen, Limburg, fl. 150, with RP-T-1943-15, to the museum, 1943

Art Historical Context

**Staande Man (Standing Man)** *Gilles Neyts, c. 1633–1687* *Brush, 80 × 79 mm* Gilles Neyts, a Flemish artist active in the 17th century, captures the poised figure of a standing man in this intimate brush drawing. Working during the Baroque era in the Spanish Netherlands, Neyts was renowned for his skillful engravings and fluid draughtsmanship, often evoking the dramatic realism of like Rubens. This small-scale work, just8 cm tall, exemplifies artist's mastery of the brush a medium—likely ink paper—allowing for delicate and subtle tonal variations that bring the figure to life with eleg...