Young Man with Feather Biretta and Hauberk
around 1645 | Reynier van Gherwen
Full of pride, the young man poses, his left arm firmly placed on his hips, his right arm leaning on a regimental staff. His gleaming hauberk (gorget) reveals a narrow strip of lace collar. A gold chain and black sash complete his appearance. Gherwen was presumably a pupil of Rembrandt’s around 1640/45. The composition and the method of painting bear witness to the influence of the Rembrandtesque style of the 1640s.
Full of pride, the young man poses, his left arm firmly placed on his hips, his right arm leaning on a regimental staff. His gleaming hauberk (gorget) reveals a narrow strip of lace collar. A gold chain and black sash complete his appearance. Gherwen was presumably a pupil of Rembrandt’s around 1640/45. The composition and the method of painting bear witness to the influence of the Rembrandtesque style of the 1640s.
Artist:
Reynier van Gherwen (um 1620 Leiden - 1662)
Time:
around 1645
Object Name
Painting
Culture
Dutch
Material/technology:
oak wood
Dimensions:
112 cm × 79,5 cm
Signed
Inscribed on the right below the centre : R. v. Gherw
Copyright
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Gemäldegalerie
Invs.
Gemäldegalerie, 405
Provenance
Coll. Leopold Wilhelm; 1720 documented in the gallery;