Ferdinand Bol, Portrait of Roelof Meulenaer
Jonkheer J.S.H. van de Poll Bequest, Amsterdam · Rijksmuseum, AmsterdamView original →
Ferdinand Bol

Portrait of Roelof Meulenaer

1650

Current Collection

Rijksmuseum

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Medium
canvas
Dimensions
118 × 96.5 cm
Status
In Museum Collection
Collect24 Art ID
C24-111002

Roelof Meulenaer, an Amsterdam postmaster, commissioned portraits of himself and his wife from Rembrandt’s pupil Ferdinand Bol around 1650. At this time, Bol was developing his own, more elegant style based on the work of the Flemish artist Anthony van Dyck, while continuing to avail himself of Rembrandt’s warm palette. Meulenaer’s portrait, thus, unites the best of these two exemplary models.

Provenance

Jonkheer J.S.H. van de Poll Bequest, Amsterdam

Registry history

  • 1650 — Recorded in the collection of Rijksmuseum

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