Portrait of a Man

Painting and Sculpture of Europe

c. 1660/65

Jan Mijtens (Dutch, c. 1614-1670)

Jan Mijtens situated this unidentified sitter against a twilight landscape, likely a subtle nod to his status as a gentleman and landowner. Mijtens, painter to the nobility—most notably, the House of Orange in The Hague—practiced an international style of portraiture that emphasized elegant poses, sumptuous garb, and confident demeanors. This mode had been developed by Dutch and Flemish artists working at foreign courts, including Jan’s uncle and probable teacher, Daniel Mijtens, who was court painter to Charles I of England.

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Department: Painting and Sculpture of Europe

Artist: Jan Mijtens
Title: Portrait of a Man
Place: Holland (Artist's nationality:)
Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.: 1650–1675
Medium: Oil on canvas
Inscriptions: Inscribed upper left: JANMijtens (on tree)
Dimensions: 104.8 × 84.1 cm (41 1/4 × 33 1/8 in.)
Credit Line: Gift of Ronald Fritz
Reference Number: 1986.1367
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“Pictures Bring Best Prices in Stillwell Sale,” The Art News 26, no. 10 (December 10, 1927), p. 12.
The Art Insitute of Chicago, Annual Report 1986-1987 (Chicago, 1987), p. 56.
Alexandra Nina Bauer, Jan Mijtens (1613/14-1670): Leben und Werk eines Haager Porträtmalers, Petersberg, 2006, p. 169, no. A 14, fig. 14.

Van Tuyll van Serooskerken, Middelburg, The Netherlands, until 1895 [according to the catalogue of the Stillwell sale, 1927, in which the family name is given as Serkerken]; Goudstikker, Amsterdam, 1895 [according to the 1927 Stillwell sale catalogue]; Dr. John E. Stillwell, New York, from 1895; sold, Anderson Galleries, New York, December 1, 1927, lot 222 to Seidlitz and van Baarn for $1, 000 [according to Art News, December 10, 1927, p. 12]. Ronald Fritz, Cragsmoor, New York; given to the Art Institute, 1986.

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