Fine Art

Haarlem Citizen — History & Facts

The only thing known about this man is inscribed in Latin on the trompe-l’oeil cartellino on the original frame: ‘In the year of our Lord 1529 / true age 46.’ The word ‘true’ implicitly emphasizes the memory of his appearance at that specific moment. The little piece of paper seems about to come loose at any moment and thus refers to the transience of earthly existence.

More Artworks by Jan van Scorel

Adoration of the Magi by Jan van Scorel, oil on panel, three Magi presenting gifts in a stable.

Adoration of the Magi

Jan van Scorel

Portrait of Joris van Egmond, oil on panel by Jan van Scorel

Portrait of Joris van Egmond

Jan van Scorel

Mary Magdalene holding an ointment jar, oil on panel by Jan van Scorel

Mary Magdalene

Jan van Scorel

Landscape with Bathsheba, oil on panel by Jan van Scorel, depicting a serene landscape and figure.

Landscape with Bathsheba

Jan van Scorel

Portrait of René de Chalon by Jan van Scorel, oil on panel, featuring a solemn figure in dark fabrics.

Portrait of René de Chalon (c. 1519-1544), Prince of Orange

Jan van Scorel

Figurative work depicting a horseman in armor, created by Jan van Scorel, paper medium.

Jager te paard

Jan van Scorel

Two women on mules in a landscape, paper by Jan van Scorel

Twee vrouwen op muildieren

Jan van Scorel

Landscape with Tournament and Hunters by Jan van Scorel, oil on panel, featuring a tournament and hunters.

Landscape with Tournament and Hunters

Jan van Scorel

Landscape with Bathsheba, oil on panel by Jan van Scorel, depicting Bathsheba bathing and King David observing.

Landscape with Bathsheba

Jan van Scorel

Religious scene of a father and son, paper by Jan van Scorel

De terugkeer van de verloren zoon

Jan van Scorel

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More Portrait Art

A young girl in a pale dress stands center surrounded by figures including two women, a dwarf, a dog, and a man with a brush beside a large canvas.

Las Meninas

Diego Velázquez

A European girl wearing a blue headscarf with a yellow drape and a large pearl earring against a dark background.

Girl with a Pearl Earring

Johannes Vermeer

A man wearing a heavy brown coat and dark fur hat with a white bandage on his right ear clenches a wooden pipe between his lips as smoke rises.

Self-portrait with a Bandaged Ear and Pipe

Unidentified artist

Marie de' Medici stands in a lavish black and gold gown with a golden mantle and helmet, crowned by two winged putti above her, with armor and weapons at her feet against a dramatic sky.

Portrait de Marie de Médicis

Peter Paul Rubens

A seated woman in a deep blue and gold gown with a starched white ruff, holding flowers, against a red curtain and grand architectural background.

Anne of Austria, Queen of France

Peter Paul Rubens

Equestrian portrait of Charles Colonna, Duke of Marsi by Peter Paul Rubens, depicting the Duke on a rearing warhorse.

Equestrian portrait of Charles Colonna, Duke of Marsi

Peter Paul Rubens

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