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Bearded Man with a Velvet Cap

1645
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 616
Flinck studied as a pupil in Rembrandt’s studio and, according to one early biographer, had so internalized his teacher’s method within a year that his paintings were sold as the master’s own. This tronie, or study of an interesting face, reveals Flinck’s debt to Rembrandt in its use of flamboyant costume and attentiveness to the sitter’s craggy facial features. However, by the time he made this work, Flinck had distinguished himself by developing a much smoother manner of painting than Rembrandt, one that would serve him well as a society portraitist.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Bearded Man with a Velvet Cap
  • Artist: Govert Flinck (Dutch, Cleve 1615–1660 Amsterdam)
  • Date: 1645
  • Medium: Oil on wood
  • Dimensions: 23 3/4 x 20 5/8 in. (60.3 x 52.4 cm)
  • Classification: Paintings
  • Credit Line: Bequest of Collis P. Huntington, 1900
  • Object Number: 25.110.27
  • Curatorial Department: European Paintings

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A Young Woman as a Shepherdess, Govert Flinck Dutch, Oil on canvas, transferred from wood
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Holy Family in the Stable, Govert Flinck Dutch, Pen and brown ink over red chalk, with red wash and traces of white heightening; traces of framing line in pen and black ink
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