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Lucas van Uffel (died 1637)

ca. 1622
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 618
Van Uffel was a wealthy Flemish merchant who lived in Venice, where Van Dyck painted this portrait. Inspired by Venetian portraits of the High Renaissance, Van Dyck depicted Van Uffel as a learned gentleman, with signs of his varied interests: a drafting tool, a recorder, the bow of a viola da gamba, an antique head, a drawing, and a celestial globe. Van Uffel’s unusual posture, as though turning to address the beholder, lends a dynamic quality to his portrait.

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Object Information
  • Title: Lucas van Uffel (died 1637)
  • Artist: Anthony van Dyck (Flemish, Antwerp 1599–1641 London)
  • Date: ca. 1622
  • Medium: Oil on canvas
  • Dimensions: 49 x 39 5/8 in. (124.5 x 100.6 cm)
  • Classification: Paintings
  • Credit Line: Bequest of Benjamin Altman, 1913
  • Object Number: 14.40.619
  • Curatorial Department: European Paintings

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