Rembrandt van Rijn, 1665 - Portrait of Gerard de Lairesse - fine art print

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Gerard de Lairesse (1641–1711) was, in his day, a well-known painter, etcher, and art theorist. He suffered from congenital syphilis, which caused him to go blind about 1690; he subsequently focused his energies on art theory. By the time this portrait was painted, in 1665, the ravaging effects of the disease were visible in his swollen features and bulbous nose. Recording his unfortunate appearance with an uncompromising directness, Rembrandt invested his subject with an air of quiet dignity. Although the sitter's theories on the ideal in painting were antithetical to Rembrandt's style, which Lairesse disparagingly likened to "liquid mud on the canvas," the portrayal is a sympathetic one.

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The masterpiece was created by the baroque artist Rembrandt van Rijn in 1665. The more than 350 year old original version has the following dimensions: 44 3/8 x 34 1/2 in (112,7 x 87,6 cm). Oil on canvas was applied by the European artist as the technique for the painting. The artpiece forms part of the The Metropolitan Museum of Art's collection. With courtesy of: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Robert Lehman Collection, 1975 (license: public domain). Creditline of the artwork: Robert Lehman Collection, 1975. Moreover, alignment of the digital reproduction is portrait and has an image ratio of 3 : 4, which implies that the length is 25% shorter than the width. The painter Rembrandt van Rijn was a European artist, whose style can be attributed mainly to Baroque. The European painter lived for 63 years - born in the year 1606 in Leiden and deceased in the year 1669.

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