''Portrait of a Man'' is a 1663 oil on canvas painting by

Ferdinand Bol Ferdinand Bol (24 June 1616 – 24 August 1680) was a Dutch painter, etcher and draftsman. Although his surviving work is rare, it displays Rembrandt's influence; like his master, Bol favored historical subjects, portraits, numerous self-port ...

, now in the

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It shows a man with long blonde hair in a

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against a background of architectural columns and a statue of

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. Its subject is unknown but may be

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, one of the most important proponents of

Dutch classicism Dutch Baroque architecture is a variety of Baroque architecture that flourished in the Dutch Republic and its colonies during the Dutch Golden Age of the 17th century. (Dutch painting during the period is covered by Dutch Golden Age painting). Li ...

, Artus Quellinus, a sculptor who produced works for the stadhuis op de Dam and other buildings designed by Van Campen, or Louis Trip, who with his brother

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designed the

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, for which Bol painted a number of paintings.

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Bibliography

*Anoniem (1830) ''Aanwijzing der schilderijen, berustende op ’s Rijks Museum, te Amsterdam'', .l.: s.n. p. 11, cat.nr. 36 (als ‘Het portret van Jacob van Campen, bouwheer van het stadhuis, tegenwoordig het koninklijk paleis te Amsterdam’). Zi
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*Anoniem (1839) ''Aanwijzing der schilderijen, berustende op ’s Rijks Museum te Amsterdam'', .l.: s,n, p. 9, cat.nr. 36, als ‘Portret van Jacob van Kampen, bouwheer van het stadhuis (tegenwoordig het Koninklijk paleis) te Amsterdam’). Zi
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*Anoniem (1903) ''Catalogus der Schilderijen miniaturen, pastels, omlijste teekeningen, enz. in het Rijks-Museum te Amsterdam'', Amsterdam: Boek- en kunstdrukkerij v/h Roeloffzen-Hübner en Van Santen, p. 54, cat.nr. 545 (als ''Artus Quellinus''). Zi
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*anoniem (1934) ''Catalogus der schilderijen pastels–miniaturen–aquarellen tentoongesteld in het Rijksmuseum te Amsterdam'', Amsterdam: J.H. de Bussy, p. 52, cat.nr. 545 (also Artus Quellinus). Zi
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Exhibition history

*''De gouden eeuw der grote steden'', Sint-Pietersabdij, Gent, 14 June-14 September 1958. *''The Golden Age. Highlights from the Rijksmuseum'',

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, Melbourne, 24 June-2 October 2005, Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art, Kobe, 25 October 2005-15 January 2006. *''Rembrandt and the Golden Age. Highlights from the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam'',

Shanghai Museum The Shanghai Museum is a museum of ancient Chinese art, situated on the People's Square in the Huangpu District, Shanghai, Huangpu District of Shanghai, China. Rebuilt at its current location in 1996, it is considered one of China's first world-c ...

, Shanghai, 2 November 2007-13 February 2008, cat.nr. 54. *''Vermeer, Rembrandt and the Golden Age of Dutch painting. Masterpieces from the Rijksmuseum'',

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, Vancouver, 9 May-13 September 2009, . *''L'âge d'or hollandais. De Rembrandt à Vermeer'', Pinacothèque de Paris, Paris, 7 October 2009-7 February 2010, , p. 226-227, cat.nr. 91.

References

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Paintings in the collection of the Rijksmuseum 1663 paintings Portraits of men