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Portrait of Cornelis Apostool
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Apostool was the first director of the Koninklijke Museum in Amsterdam, forerunner of the Rijksmuseum. His portrait was sculpted by the royal sculptor Paulus Gabriël, who chose a Classical form whereby Apostool's head appears to emerge naturally from a block of stone. This type of portrait, known as a herm, was used mainly for artists and art lovers.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit linePortrait of Cornelis Apostool. c. 1817. Paulus Joseph Gabriël. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
