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Portrait of a Man, probably a Member of the Van Beresteyn Family

1632
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 958
The man is most likely Cornelis van Beresteyn (1586–1638), a wealthy burgomaster of Delft. His restrained pose and sober expression contrast with the animation and accessibility that Rembrandt usually attributed to members of Amsterdam society. At the time, portraits in Delft and in the neighboring court city of The Hague were remarkably conservative, adhering to a tradition that went back to Spanish royal portraits of the mid-1500s. Rembrandt is known to have painted a few portraits in The Hague during 1632.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Portrait of a Man, probably a Member of the Van Beresteyn Family
  • Artist: Rembrandt (Rembrandt van Rijn) (Dutch, Leiden 1606–1669 Amsterdam)
  • Date: 1632
  • Medium: Oil on canvas
  • Dimensions: 44 x 35 in. (111.8 x 88.9 cm)
  • Classification: Paintings
  • Credit Line: H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929
  • Object Number: 29.100.3
  • Curatorial Department: European Paintings

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