Large Portrait On Wood Of A Dignitary Dated 1613.

Portrait of a man on oak panel, dated 1613, shown half-length, dressed in a dark coat and wearing a white ruff, typical of early 17th-century European fashion. The subject, his face marked by age, gazes gravely at the viewer. His right hand holds a pair of gloves. The treatment of chiaroscuro, the neutral background, and the intensity of his gaze lend the work a great sobriety and expressive power. The work belongs to the tradition of 17th-century Northern European portraits, characterized by a restrained realism and an emphasis on the dignity of the sitter. The Latin inscription "AETATIS SUAE 60" in the upper right (indicating the subject's age: 60) suggests a commemorative portrait or one painted to mark a birthday.
Oil on oak panel; note a vertical crack in the panel. Style frame but not period.
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