Fine Art

Portrait of Ernest de Beveren, Lord of West-IJsselmonde and De Lindt — History & Facts

The 25-year-old Ernest de Beveren was the last scion of one of Dordrecht’s most distinguished regent families. He is represented in a fanciful historicizing costume. Emulating Rembrandt, De Gelder painted with broad brushstrokes, used his brush handle to scratch into the paint layer, and introduced similar contrasts of light and dark.

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Portrait of a young woman, oil on canvas by Aert de Gelder

Portrait of a Young Woman

Aert de Gelder

Portrait of Hermanus Boerhaave, his wife Maria, and daughter Johanna Maria, oil painting by Aert de Gelder

Hermanus Boerhaave (1668-1738), Professor of Medicine at the University of Leiden, with his Wife Maria Drolenvaux (1686-1746) and their Daughter Johanna Maria (1712-91)

Aert de Gelder

A woman in luminous brocades holds an olive branch, with a cornucopia at her feet and a lamb in shadow behind her.

Allegory on Peace

Aert de Gelder

Four figures gathered around a table, engaged in a moment of solemn transition.

Edna Entrusting Tobias with Sarah

Aert de Gelder

A man and woman in close proximity, engaged in a moment of intimate negotiation, with warm expressions and entwined hands.

Judah and Tamar

Aert de Gelder

A woman holding a letter stands between two men, one in a turban and the other in shadows, creating a tense atmosphere.

Hamas before Ahasver

Aert de Gelder

A commanding female allegorical figure in emerald green and gold costume, holding a staff, set against a deep shadowed background.

A female allegorical figure

Aert de Gelder

A seated figure of King David in heavy robes and an elaborate turban, holding a scroll with Hebrew script.

King David

Aert de Gelder

A kingly figure in fur and gold, lost in thought, holding a golden scepter against a dark background.

Old Testament Figure, Probably King Solomon

Aert de Gelder

Aert de Gelder's 'Courtyard of a temple' features richly dressed figures in a shadowy temple setting.

Courtyard of a temple

Aert de Gelder

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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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