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Bust of a Man Hendrik de Keyser (1565–1621)
Hendrick de Keyser (I), 1606
Hendrik de Keyser made portrait busts in terracotta (fired clay), which he then painted in natural colours. Such portraits were considerably less expensive than sculptures carved in marble. This one still has its original oak pedestal. The doubly talented De Keyser was both a sculptor and a prominent architect.
- Artwork typefigure, bust
- Object numberBK-NM-4191
- Dimensionsheight 72.5 cm, height 38.5 cm
- Physical characteristicsbeschilderd terracotta, voetstuk van eikenhout