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Portrait of Ernest de Beveren, Lord of West-IJsselmonde and De Lindt
Aert de Gelder·1685
Historical Context
Aert de Gelder painted this portrait of Ernest de Beveren, Lord of West-IJsselmonde and De Lindt, in 1685. De Gelder was the last pupil of Rembrandt and one of the few artists to maintain the master's late style well into the eighteenth century. His commitment to Rembrandt's rich, expressive technique made him unfashionable during his lifetime but has earned him recognition as a significant artist in his own right.
Technical Analysis
De Gelder's portrait demonstrates his inheritance of Rembrandt's late manner with its warm palette, heavy impasto, and dramatic lighting. The bold, rough brushwork and rich color harmonies show his loyalty to the Rembrandt tradition at a time when most Dutch painters had adopted the smoother, more classical style.
Provenance
; sale, l Ancienne collection du Ch teau de Biljoen em et al. /em [section Ch teau de Biljoen; Gertrude Elise Julia van Limburg-Stirum (1842-1921)], Amsterdam (F. Muller), 28 May 1918, no. 140, fl. 40,000, to Jean Joseph Marie Chabot (1857-1944), Montreux/Brussel; from whom on loan to the museum, from 1923 to 1942 (inv. no. SK-C-1124-2); from Jean Joseph Marie Chabot (1857-1944), fl. 800,000, with two other paintings, to the Dienststelle M hlmann, The Hague, for Adolf Hitler s F hrermuseum, Linz, 21 July 1942 (inv. no. 2417);{Schwarz 2004, p. 146, no. XXII/11; the Linz inv. no. 2417 is recorded on the reverse of the painting.} war recuperation, SNK, 9 October 1945 (inv. no. NK 2328);{Provenance from 1918 to 1945 reconstructed by Ekkart em et al. /em 2006; Schwarz 2004, p. 146, no. XXII/11; MCCP website, file card no. 4987; the Munich Central Collecting Point number 4987 is recorded in blue ink on the reverse of the painting.} on loan from the SNK to the museum, 1948 (inv. no. SK-C-1383); transferred to the museum, 1960
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