Portrait of Johan de Vries, Director of the Rotterdam Chamber of the Dutch East India Company, elected 1667, Pieter van der Werff, 1695 - 1722
Dutch Golden Age
1722
82.0 x 68.0 cm
Pieter van der Werff (1665 – 1722)
Pieter van der Werff (1665-1722): Dutch Golden Age painter renowned for refined portraits & Baroque scenes of Rotterdam's elite. Pioneer in using Prussian blue.
Portrait of Johan de Vries (1607-77), chosen in 1667. Bust in oval to the right. Part of a series of portraits of the directors of the Rotterdam Chamber of the United East India Company, made for the New East India House from 1698 on the Boompjes in Rotterdam.
About this artwork
- Title: Portrait of Johan de Vries, Director of the Rotterdam Chamber of the Dutch East India Company, elected 1667, Pieter van der Werff, 1695 - 1722
- Artist: Pieter van der Werff
- Year: 1722
- Original dimensions: 82.0 x 68.0 cm
- Format: Portrait
- Copyright status: Public domain
- Creative period: Mature Period
- Corpus context: dutch influence , social status
- Color palette: Earthy
- Keywords: baroque painting style , van der werff portrait , 17th century portrait