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A groep of Guardsmen
Dirck Jacobsz., Dirck Jacobsz, Dirck Jacobsz., Dirck Jacobsz, 1529
In the earliest known Dutch militia portrait, no fewer than seventeen men gaze at us with pride, including, at the upper right, the painter himself holding a paintbrush. The man fourth from the right in the bottom row is probably the captain. The militias were responsible for urban order, public safety and the defence of the city. This group portrait is a textbook example of bourgeois self-awareness and confidence, and typically Dutch.
- Artwork typepainting
- Object numberSK-C-402
- Dimensionsweight 60 kg, support: height 119.3 cm (centre panel) x width 174.4 cm (centre panel) x height 119.7 cm (left wing) x width 75.9 cm (left wing) x height 120.4 cm (right wing) x width 76.1 cm (right wing)
- Physical characteristicsoil on panel