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Portrait of Roelof Meulenaer
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
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.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit linePortrait of Roelof Meulenaer. 1650. Ferdinand Bol. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
