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t' Gesicht
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Het Gezicht

1620 - 1638

Medium

etching

Dimensions

h 222mm × w 175mm

Collection

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Materials

paper

Object Type

print

Subject Matter

sight, looking (one of the five senses); eyeglasses, spectacles; quack, charlatan, mountebank, 'saltimbanco'; street-trader

Production Place

Utrecht

Acquisition Method

transferred

Acquired

1816

Notes

height 222 mm x width 175 mm

Collection Type

prints

About Jan Both

1615–1652Dutch Republic

Brother of Andries Both, he was one of the foremost painters among the second generation of Dutch Italianates. While working in Italy he specialized in genre scenes; however, on his return to the Netherlands he concentrated on detailed, wooded landscapes bathed in a golden light. Comment on works: Genre; Landscapes; Views.