1632 (ca.), Rembrandt van Rijn, Portrait of a Man -- Kunsthistorisches Museum (Vienna)
From the museum label: In 1631, when he was twenty-five, Rembrandt moved from Leiden to the Dutch capital, Amsterdam. There he became sought-after as a portraitist and had a large studio with numerous apprentices. The identity of the sitter and his wife (on the right), regarded as the earliest pair of portraits in Rembrandt's oeuvre, is unknown. Their clothing identifies them as members of the upper bourgeoisie. Rembrandt's illusionistic way of painting creates the greatest possible effect here, for instance the collar of the man's portrait.
1632 (ca.), Rembrandt van Rijn, Portrait of a Man -- Kunsthistorisches Museum (Vienna)
From the museum label: In 1631, when he was twenty-five, Rembrandt moved from Leiden to the Dutch capital, Amsterdam. There he became sought-after as a portraitist and had a large studio with numerous apprentices. The identity of the sitter and his wife (on the right), regarded as the earliest pair of portraits in Rembrandt's oeuvre, is unknown. Their clothing identifies them as members of the upper bourgeoisie. Rembrandt's illusionistic way of painting creates the greatest possible effect here, for instance the collar of the man's portrait.