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Self-portrait
As a former actor and scene painter, Troost understood illusion. In this self-portrait he gazes from a mirror at himself and at us. The curtain, pedestal, palette and drawing on blue paper create a sense of depth. Every detail testifies to his technical skill. Notice how he conveyed the fine batiste cloth of his fashionable jabot – the frill of ruffles attached to his shirt – with a single stroke …
Publisher
- Rijksmuseum
Subject
- http://iconclass.org/48C514
- http://iconclass.org/48C513
- http://iconclass.org/48C5152
- Troost, Cornelis
Type of item
- painting
- Art of painting
Medium
- Purchased with the support of the Vereniging Rembrandt and the Stichting tot Bevordering van de Belangen van het Rijksmuseum
Publisher
- Rijksmuseum
Subject
- http://iconclass.org/48C514
- http://iconclass.org/48C513
- http://iconclass.org/48C5152
- Troost, Cornelis
Type of item
- painting
- Art of painting
Medium
- Purchased with the support of the Vereniging Rembrandt and the Stichting tot Bevordering van de Belangen van het Rijksmuseum
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
- http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
Rights
- Public Domain
- Publiek Domein
Creation date
- 1739
- 1739
Place-Time
- second quarter 18th century
Provenance
- …; collection Cavens, Brussels, 1901, 1909;{Note RMA; Hofstede de Groot notes, RKD.}….; the dealer A.-B. Antikkompaniet, Stockholm, 1917-1918;{Note RMA.}...; sale, Sir William van Horne, K.C.M.G. et al.[section 'Various Properties'], London (Sotheby’s), 6 December 1972, no. 87, as Dutch School, 18th century, £9,000, to Baile;{Copy RMA.}…; from the dealer Edward Speelman, London, fl. 75,665.35, to the museum, as a gift from the Vereniging Rembrandt, the Prins Bernard fonds and the Commissie voor Fotoverkoop, 1973
Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10934/RM0001.collect.10160
- SK-A-4225
Extent
- height 103 cm
- width 83 cm
Format
- canvas
- oil paint (paint)
- Canvas
Language
- nl
Is part of
- collection: paintings
- collectie: schilderijen
Year
- 1739
Providing country
- Netherlands
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2014-05-27T20:16:20.525Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2018-03-17T14:38:02.260Z