Portrait of a Man
Artist
Cornelis Pietersz. van der Voort
(Dutch, about 1576–1624)
Date1617
Mediumoil on panel
Dimensionspanel: 118.7 x 85.4 cm (46 3/4 x 33 5/8 in.)
ClassificationsPaintings
Credit LineAlexander and Caroline Murdock DeWitt Fund
Object number1956.16
Label Text2004-09-22: PORTRAIT OF A MAN
Cornelis van der Voort
Dutch, about 1576-1624
Oil on panel
Museum purchase, Alexander and Caroline Murdock DeWitt Fund, 1956.16
The attribution of this portrait and its companion piece (Portrait of a Woman, 1956.17), both dated 1617, is supported by the close similarity to one of Van der Voort's group portraits dated 1618 in the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.
Born in South Netherlands, Van der Voort emigrated to Amsterdam with is father in 1592, where he was mainly active as a portraitist. His works give a good idea of the level of portraiture in Amsterdam before Rembrandt arrived on the scene.ProvenanceArthur de Heuvel Gallery, BrusselsOn View
On view
