Frans Hals

Portrait of Jacob Olycan (1596-1638)

459 detail
459 achterzijde
459 ingelijst
459 voorzijde
459 voorzijde

Frans Hals
Portrait of Jacob Olycan (1596-1638)

1625 Visible à Salle 10

Jacob Olycan was a rich Haarlem brewer. When he married Aletta Hanemans, the couple had their portrait painted by the best portrait painter in town: Frans Hals. He made two paintings – the groom on the left and the bride on the right, completely in line with the convention of the day.

Olycan, aged 29, is looking at us, hand on hip, from above and radiating pride and self-confidence. He is wearing a stylish shiny black outfit and a magnificent collar of white lace that are painted with great accuracy.

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459 voorzijde

Frans Hals
Portrait of Jacob Olycan (1596-1638)

1625 Visible à Salle 10

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Informations générales
Frans Hals (Antwerp 1582/1583 - 1666 Haarlem)
Portrait of Jacob Olycan (1596-1638)
1625
painting
459
Salle 10
Détails des matériaux et techniques
oil
canvas
124.8 x 97.5 cm
Inscriptions
upper right: ÆTAT SVÆ. 29 / Ao 1625

Origine

Aletta van Loo, Olycan's widow, Haarlem, 1638-1653; by inheritance to the Van Sypesteyn family, Haarlem, 1877; Victor de Stuers, The Hague, 1880; sold by him to the Dutch government, 1881; placed in the Mauritshuis, 1881