Portrait of a man, full-length, handing a letter to a boy, in an interior (The Young Messenger)
1640
56.0 x 44.0 cm
Gonzales Coques(1614 – 1684)
Gonzales Coques (1614-1684): Flemish Baroque painter nicknamed 'the little Van Dyck' for his intimate portraits & art dealing. Known for cabinet-size family groups, narrative compositions, and influence of Anthony van Dyck. Explore his life & work!
This intriguing panel, part portrait and part genre painting, was possibly painted by Coques, who specialized in small-scale, finely worked portraits and family groups. Its unfinished state gives us a glimpse into a practice that may have been shared by other Dutch artists in which the artist painted the heads and objects in a room—here the closely observed velvet-covered armchair and the implements related to the task of writing—while leaving the men’s clothing at the level of underdrawing. Perhaps at this point a studio assistant would have taken up the painting.
作品詳細
- 作品名: Portrait of a man, full-length, handing a letter to a boy, in an interior (The Young Messenger)
- 作家: Gonzales Coques
- 制作年: 1640
- 作品サイズ: 56.0 x 44.0 cm
- 技法: Portrait
- 著作権の状態: パブリックドメイン
- 色相: Ochre to Sepia
- 知覚輝度: deep_shadow