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The Standard Bearer (probably Floris Soop, 1604–1657)

1654
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 618
The flag, the plume in the hat, and the tooled leather baldric (sword belt) indicate that the sitter of this portrait is an ensign in one of Amsterdam’s civic guard companies. He is likely Floris Soop, a wealthy bachelor with a collection of 140 paintings, although this longstanding identification has recently been called into question. Rembrandt conveyed a strong sense of character and revealed extraordinary skill in the vigorously modeled face, the thick hair, and the costume’s details.

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  • Title: The Standard Bearer (probably Floris Soop, 1604–1657)
  • Artist: Rembrandt (Rembrandt van Rijn) (Dutch, Leiden 1606–1669 Amsterdam)
  • Date: 1654
  • Medium: Oil on canvas
  • Dimensions: 55 1/4 × 45 1/4 in. (140.3 × 114.9 cm)
  • Classification: Paintings
  • Credit Line: The Jules Bache Collection, 1949
  • Object Number: 49.7.35
  • Curatorial Department: European Paintings

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