
Portrait of a Man
Artist: Rembrandt (Rembrandt van Rijn) (Dutch, 1606–1669)
Title: Portrait of a Man
Date: 1632
Medium: Oil on wood
Dimensions: Oval, 29 3/4 x 20 1/2 in. (75.6 x 52.1 cm)
Classification: Paintings
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Lincoln Ellsworth, in memory of Lincoln Ellsworth, 1964
Accession Number: 64.126
Collection: Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Here’s another portrait painted on an oval shape. The sitter’s hair and beard look like we could feel them with our hands.
Again, there’s a ruffled, thick collar – maybe that’s where the name “ruff” came from.
I wish I knew what his name was, and what he did for a living. He seems gentle-looking, but also strong-willed. If he had traveled to 22 Baker Street, Sherlock Holmes would have found out for us!
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A Young Woman in an Interior
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Artist: Dutch Painter, second quarter 17th century
Title: A Young Woman in an Interior
Medium: Oil on wood
Dimensions: 17 x 13 7/8 in. (43.2 x 35.2 cm)
Classification: Paintings
Credit Line: Bequest of Annette B. McFadden, 1971
Accession Number: 1971.186
Collection: Metropolitan Museum of Art
Here’s a young lady wearing the same kind of “ruff.” The interior looks very dark; maybe it’s night-time. I wonder if the box at the left is her jewelry box, where she keeps her rings, and keepsakes. She looks sad, and quiet.
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Portrait of a Man, possibly an Architect or Geographer
Artist: Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish, 1577–1640)
Title: Portrait of a Man, Possibly an Architect or Geographer
Medium: Oil on copper
Dimensions: 8 1/2 x 5 3/4 in. (21.6 x 14.6 cm)
Classification: Paintings
Credit Line: The Jack and Belle Linsky Collection, 1982
Accession Number: 1982.60.24
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Portrait of a Woman
Title: Portrait of a Woman
Date: 1597
Medium: Vellum
Dimensions: Oval, 1-7/8 in. x 1-1/2 in. (47 x 39 mm)
Classification: Miniatures
Credit Line: Fletcher Fund, 1935
Accession Number: 35.89.2
Collection: Metropolitan Museum of Art