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Self-Portrait

Ferdinand Bol · c. 1669 · canvas; oil paint (paint)

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

Wearing an embroidered Japanese dressing gown, Bol poses as a man of the world here. He probably painted this self-portrait on the occasion of his marriage to the wealthy widow Anna van Erckel, one of his earliest patrons. The gilded, ornate frame was specially made for the painting. Its large carved sunflowers symbolize marriage: they trail the sun just like a person follows their beloved one.

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paintingFerdinand Bolhistorical personssleeping Cupid
Credit lineSelf-Portrait. c. 1669. Ferdinand Bol. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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