Portrait of a Man, Portrait of a heavy set man who is presumably a member of Charles de Nieuwenhove's family. He sits looking at the viewer wearing a black costume with a collar in reticella needlepoint lace. In the top left corner is a coat of arms that is very similar to that of the Nieuwenhove family of Antwerp. However, while the Nieuwenhove arms bore a gold chevron and three gold blackbirds on a red field, this arms depicts black figures on a gold field.
Scope and Contents
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.FLEM.0748; Public Notes: It is assumed that the sitter was originally painted wearing a millstone ruff and that this new collar was over-painted by another artist. It is also likely that the panel has been reduced since it was originally painted, as it is unlikely that Van Dyck would have cut off the sitter's hand.
Dates
- Creation: 1930 - 1967
Creator
- Anthony Van Dyck (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
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Biographical / Historical
Subjects: Portraits; Coat of Arms; School: Flemish; Style period: Baroque; Technique: painting (technique); Work type: paintings
Full Extent
1 Items : Image Work Type: photographic print ; Image height (in.): 10.8; Image width (in.): 7.6in.
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Physical Description
Medium: oil paint; Physical condition: mounted; Print type: black and white; Support: panels (wood)
General
Artist Status: confirmed; Inscription author: artist; Inscription original text: ANNO 1620/ AETATIS SVAE 30; Inscription original text language: Lat; Inscription original text type: text; Inscription position: Upper right corner; Inscription translation text: Year 1620/ at the age of 30; Inscription translation text language: English; Inscription translation text type: translation
Source
- Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas (Repository, Organization)
Repository Details
Part of the Vanderbilt University Special Collections and University Archives Repository
Special Collections Library
1101 19th Ave. S.
Nashville TN 37212 United States
specialcollections@vanderbilt.edu
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