Artwork
Portrait of Hendrick Bicker (1615-1651)
Portrait of Hendrick Bicker (1615-1651) is an oil painting by the Dutch Golden Age artist Joachim von Sandrart the Elder. It dates from 1639 and is held in the collection of the Rijksmuseum.
About this work
Overview
The Portrait of Hendrick Bicker is an oil painting created by Joachim von Sandrart the Elder in 1639. It is a portrait of Hendrick Jacobsz. Bicker, held at the Rijksmuseum.
Subject & Meaning
The painting depicts Hendrick Bicker, dressed in dark attire with a white lace collar and cuffs, holding a folded paper in his left hand and resting his right hand on his chest. The subdued background, featuring a distant cityscape, contrasts with the subject's prominent face.
Technique & Style
The artist achieved a textured effect on the lace collar, likely through the use of thick paint. The strong contrast between light and shadow, with the subject's face standing out against the dark background, is a characteristic of the chiaroscuro technique.
Artist & collection
Artist
Joachim von Sandrart the Elder
Joachim von Sandrart the Elder (1606–1688) was a German artist, born in Frankfurt.
Bildnis einer Frau (?)
Odysseus and Nausikaä
Officers of the militia of departmetn XIX in Amsterdam under the command of Cornelis Bicker and Frederick van Banchem, ready to receive Maria de' Medici in 1638
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Portrait of Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft, Bailiff of Muiden, Historian and Poet
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