General information as provided from The J. Paul Getty Museum website (© - The J. Paul Getty Museum - www.getty.edu)
Two European men in Middle Eastern dress pose in front of a parapet. The bearded man on the left gestures to the right, while the other man looks in the same direction and holds a cryptic message in Italian: Sig:r mio videte la strade di sa lute per la mano di sweerts (My Lord, see the way to salvation by the hand of Sweerts). The note's meaning and the identity of the two gentlemen have eluded scholars. The two men appear to be individualized portraits, recalling the tradition of friendship portraits so popular in Northern Europe. The refined execution of this painting is typical of Flemish artist Michael Sweert's late style, practiced when he traveled in India as a missionary. "My Lord," then, may be addressed to the viewer, encouraging him to listen to Sweerts's preaching. With this double portrait, the artist may be urging the observer to find redemption through his belief in God, just as Sweerts did.
Structured artwork details
| Piece of art title: | "Double Portrait" |
| Classification of the artpiece: | painting |
| Art categorization: | classic art |
| Time: | 17th century |
| Created in the year: | 1662 |
| Age of artwork: | around 350 years old |
| Original medium of artwork: | oil on panel |
| Dimensions of the original work of art: | 21,7 × 17,8 cm (8 9/16 × 7 in) |
| Museum / collection: | The J. Paul Getty Museum |
| Museum location: | Los Angeles, California, United States of America |
| webpage Museum: | www.getty.edu |
| License of artwork: | public domain |
| Courtesy of: | The J. Paul Getty Museum |
Artist details
| Name: | Michael Sweerts |
| Also known as: | Swart Michael, Sweerts Suarssi, Cavaliere Michael Suars, Cav.re Suars, Sweerts, Suerz Michiel, Michel Sweerts, Mon. Suars, Swart, Cavalier Swarts, Sweerts Michiello Suerts, Suezza, de Cavellier Swartz, Michiel Sweerts, Cavaliere Swarte, Michele Suarssi, M. Sweers, Michele Suars fiammengo, Michiello Suerts, Cavaliere Michael Suarts, C. Swarts, Swarts, de Cavallier Swartz, Michael Sweerts, Monsù Michael Suars, Cavaliere Suarts fiamengo, Sweerts M., Svarz, Sweerts Michael, Monsu Suars, Monsu` Michele Suarss fiammengo, Swarts Michael, M. Sweerts, Le Chevalier Sweerts, Suars, Monsù Michele Suarss, Chevalier Zwarts, Sweerts Michiel, Michel Suar, Sweerts Michele Suars, Michele Suars, Michael Sweers, Monsù Michele Suarss fiammengo, Michael Swerts |
| Artist gender: | male |
| Nationality: | Dutch |
| Jobs: | printmaker, drawer, painter |
| Country of origin: | the Netherlands |
| Classification: | old master |
| Styles of the artist: | Baroque |
| Died at the age of: | 46 years |
| Year of birth: | 1618 |
| Place of birth: | Brussels, Bruxelles region, Belgium |
| Year of death: | 1664 |
| Died in (place): | Goa, Goa, India |
The product
| Product categorization: | art print |
| Method of reproduction: | reproduction in digital format |
| Manufacturing process: | digital printing |
| Origin of the product: | produced in Germany |
| Stock type: | production on demand |
| Proposed product use: | art collection (reproductions), wall décor |
| Image orientation: | portrait format |
| Side ratio: | length : width - 1 : 1.2 |
| Image aspect ratio interpretation: | the length is 20% shorter than the width |
| Available reproduction fabrics: | poster print (canvas paper), metal print (aluminium dibond), acrylic glass print (with real glass coating), canvas print |
| Canvas print (canvas on stretcher frame) variants: | 50x60cm - 20x24", 100x120cm - 39x47", 150x180cm - 59x71" |
| Acrylic glass print (with real glass coating): | 50x60cm - 20x24", 100x120cm - 39x47", 150x180cm - 59x71" |
| Poster print (canvas paper) size variants: | 50x60cm - 20x24", 100x120cm - 39x47" |
| Dibond print (alumnium material): | 50x60cm - 20x24", 100x120cm - 39x47" |
| Frame: | no frame |
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For every fine art print we offer different sizes and materials. We allow yout to choose among the following variants:
- Printed poster on canvas material: The poster is a printed sheet of flat cotton canvas paper with a nice surface texture. Please bear in mind, that depending on the size of the poster we add a white margin of approximately 2-6 cm around the painting to facilitate the framing with a custom frame.
- Printed acrylic glass (with real glass coating): A glossy acrylic glass print, which is often described as a UV print on plexiglass, transforms an artwork into beautiful décor and is a great alternative option to dibond or canvas fine art replicas. The work of art is being custom-made with the help of state-of-the-art UV direct print technology. The real glass coating protects your chosen art print against sunlight and external influences for many years to come.
- Aluminium dibond (metal print): An Aluminium Dibond print is a print material with an outstanding depth. For your Direct Aluminium Dibond option, we print the artpiece onto the surface of the white-primed aluminum. The bright parts of the artwork shine with a silk gloss but without the glow.
- Canvas: A printed canvas material stretched on a wood stretcher frame. Additionally, a canvas print makes a soft and warm look. The advantage of canvas prints is that they are relatively low in weight. That means, it is quite simple to hang up your Canvas print without the help of any wall-mounts. Canvas prints are suited for any type of wall.
Your personal visual art print
"Double Portrait" was by the baroque painter Michael Sweerts in 1662. The version of the painting measures the size: 21,7 × 17,8 cm (8 9/16 × 7 in). Oil on panel was applied by the European painter as the medium of the masterpiece. Besides, this artwork belongs to the digital art collection of The J. Paul Getty Museum, which is part of the J. Paul Getty trust and is one of the world's largest arts organizations worldwide. It seeks to inspire curiosity about, and enjoyment and understanding of, the visual arts by collecting, conserving, exhibiting, and interpreting works of art of outstanding quality and historical importance.. The classic art public domain piece of art is being provided with courtesy of The J. Paul Getty Museum.Furthermore, the work of art has the following creditline: . In addition to that, the alignment is portrait and has a ratio of 1 : 1.2, which implies that the length is 20% shorter than the width. The painter, printmaker, drawer Michael Sweerts was a European artist from the Netherlands, whose style can be attributed primarily to Baroque. The Baroque artist was born in 1618 in Brussels, Bruxelles region, Belgium and passed away at the age of 46 in 1664 in Goa, Goa, India.
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