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Fishing for Souls

Portrait of Gerard Andriesz Bicker

From the series One hundred masterpieces
Portrait of Gerard Andriesz Bicker Bartholomeus van der Helst (1613–1670), oil on panel, c. 1642

Gerard was the eldest son of the wealthy and powerful burgomaster of Amsterdam, Andries Bicker. Van der Helst portrayed him as a self-assured individual. Zoom in on his fashionable clothes.

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