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Description: The Overlords of the Handboogdoelen

TitleThe Overlords of the Handboogdoelen

Creator nameHelst, Bartholomeus van der

Creator nationality/cultureDutch

Creator rolePainter

Creation date1653

Object typePainting

MaterialsOil on canvas

LocationAmsterdam Museum

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Accession numberSA 7329

SubjectsPortrait painting, Dutch--17th centuryPortraits, GroupMilitia in art

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Chapter 11: Portraiture

Seymour Slive

Dutch Painting, 1600–1800

~The visual arts are as important as any other original source for social and cultural historians. Portraiture is a good case in point. A portrait is a primary document about a sitter’s behaviour and environment. It reveals not only the exterior of a person and his or her character, but also something substantial about a patron’s social position,...

Author

Seymour Slive

PublisherYale University Press

Related print edition pages: pp.246-261

Stable URL: https://aaeportal.com/?id=-23922&redirecttoanchor=104081

Chapter subject tags:Portrait painting, Dutch--17th centuryAristocracy (Social class) in artMilitia in artHelst, Bartholomeus van der, 1613?-1670Maes, Nicolaes, approximately 1634-1693Portraits, Group--Netherlands

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