Artwork
Portrait of Jeremias de Decker, Poet in Amsterdam
Portrait of Jeremias de Decker, Poet in Amsterdam is an unspecified painting by the Rococo painting artist Arnoud van Halen. It dates from 1716 and is held in the collection of the Rijksmuseum. This painting is a portrait of Jeremias de Decker, a poet from Amsterdam.
About this work
Overview
This painting is a portrait of Jeremias de Decker, a poet from Amsterdam. It depicts him in a dark coat with a white collar, framed in an oval.
Subject & Meaning
The subject is Jeremias de Decker, who died before the painting was created. The portrait is based on an anonymous print, making it a secondary representation of the poet.
Technique & Style
The artist copied the portrait from an existing print, resulting in a representation that is both a likeness and an interpretation of an earlier image.
History & Provenance
The painting is part of a collection of portraits of Dutch poets. It is related to other works in the Rijksmuseum, which holds additional portraits from the same period.
Artist & collection
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Portrait of Matthijs Gansneb, called Tengnagel, Poet in Amsterdam
Portrait of the painter Bonaventura Peeters I (1614-52)
Portrait of Theodorus Schrevelius (1572-1653)
Portrait of Willem Jacobsz van Heemskerck, Poet and Engraver on Glass
Portrait of Jan van der Veen, Pharmacist and Poet in Deventer
Portrait of Marcus Zuërius van Boxhorn, Historian and Professor at Leiden
Portrait of Johan van Nijenborgh, Poet in Groningen
Portrait of Matthys van de Merwede, Lord of Clootwyck, Poet in Dordrecht (Mathias de Merwede de Clootwyck)
Bildnis eines Mannes (Art des)
Portrait of David Lingelbach I, Founder of the Nieuwe Doolhof (New Labyringh), Amsterdam
Portrait of Joannes Cools (born 1611), Jurist, Historian and Latin Poet in Hoorn
Portrait of a Man with a Broad Collar
Portrait of Karel Reyniersz, Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies