Artwork
Jan Miraeus, Bishop of Antwerp
Jan Miraeus, Bishop of Antwerp is an oil painting by the Dutch Golden Age artist Otto van Veen. It dates from 1611 and is held in the collection of the Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp.
About this work
Overview
Jan Miraeus, Bishop of Antwerp is a portrait painted in oil by Otto van Veen in 1611. The work is now held at the Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp.
Subject & Meaning
The portrait depicts Jan Miraeus, a clergyman, dressed in formal attire including a black robe with red trim and a white collar. His serious expression and accessories, such as a watch on his left wrist, convey a sense of dignity and authority.
Technique & Style
The painting employs chiaroscuro, a technique that uses strong contrasts between light and dark to create a sense of depth and volume in the subject's face and clothing, characteristic of 17th-century Dutch art.
Artist & collection
Artist
Otto van Veen, was a painter, draughtsman, and humanist active primarily in Antwerp and Brussels in the late 16th and early 17th centuries.
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