Self-portrait — History & Facts
As a former actor and scene painter, Troost understood illusion. In this self-portrait he gazes from a mirror at himself and at us. The curtain, pedestal, palette and drawing on blue paper create a sense of depth.
Every detail testifies to his technical skill. Notice how he conveyed the fine batiste cloth of his fashionable jabot – the frill of ruffles attached to his shirt – with a single stroke of white paint.
More Artworks by Cornelis Troost
Regents of the Aalmoezeniersweeshuis Orphanage in Amsterdam, 1729
Cornelis Troost
Regents of the Aalmoezeniersweeshuis Orphanage in Amsterdam, 1729
Cornelis Troost
Gezicht op een buitenplaats met vier kolfspelers
Cornelis Troost
"Unseemly Love, perhaps a scene of the Widower Joost with Lucia, 2nd scene from the play ""De wanhebbelijke liefde"" by CJ van der Lijn "
Cornelis Troost
An Amsterdam Canal House Garden
Cornelis Troost
Portrait of a Member of the Van der Mersch Family
Cornelis Troost
An Amsterdam Canal House Garden
Cornelis Troost
Carel Bouman (1673-1747). Tabaksfactor te Amsterdam en dichter
Cornelis Troost
Johanna and the Jewish Merchants
Cornelis Troost
Suijpe Steijn
Cornelis Troost
