(Circle of) Jan van Ravesteyn 1572–1657, Head of a Bearded Man, Oil on Panel

(Circle of) Jan van Ravesteyn 1572 – 1657 Head of a bearded man oil in panel

(Circle of) Jan van Ravesteyn (The Hague 1572 – The Hague 1657), Head of a Bearded Man, oil on panel.

Jan Anthoniszoon van Ravesteyn was born around 1572, in The Hague, and was buried there on 21 June 1657. It is not known who his teacher was, but he was a follower of the Delft portraitist Michiel Jansz. van Mierevelt. From 1598 until his death he lived in The Hague, where he joined the Hague Guild of Saint Luke and the city’s civic guard. It is difficult to determine which works belong to his oeuvre, as his brother Anthonie and other namesakes were active as painters in the same period.

Many famous people sat for him, and numerous portraits of members of the House of Nassau were produced in his studio, alongside civic guard and magistrate pieces. Karel van Mander mentioned him in 1604 in his Schilder-boeck. His pupils included Adriaen Hanneman, who married his daughter Maria in 1640. In 1656 he co-founded the Confrerie Pictura. Anthony van Dyck painted his portrait, showing that he was already a celebrity in his own time. He was buried in the family grave in the Kloosterkerk in The Hague.

Source: Wikipedia

Why we chose this piece

A restrained yet characterful Golden Age portrait, linked to one of the most important Hague portraitists of his day.

Style and interior

A timeless work for a classic interior, but also a striking contrast in a modern or eclectic interior.

Dimensions: panel 31 x 23.5 cm (without frame)
Material: oil on panel
Designer/Maker: (circle of) Jan van Ravesteyn (1572–1657)
Origin: the Netherlands

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