Young Man with Feather Biretta and Hauberk
around 1645, Artist: Reynier van Gherwen
Young Man with Feather Biretta and Hauberk
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.
Object data
Object Name
Painting
Culture
Dutch
Dated
around 1645
Artist
Reynier van Gherwen (um 1620 Leiden - 1662)
Material
oak wood
Dimensions
112 cm × 79,5 cm
Signed
Inscribed on the right below the centre : R. v. Gherw
Image rights
Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien, Gemäldegalerie
Inv. No.
Gemäldegalerie, 405
Provenance
Coll. Leopold Wilhelm; 1720 documented in the gallery;
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