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DYCK, Sir Anthony van: Portrait of Justus van Meerstraeten

🖼 Portrait of Justus van Meerstraeten, 1634-35
Oil on canvas
120 × 110 cm
Berlin, Germany

Soft light models a nobleman's face with aristocratic restraint, his gaze direct and composed. Van Dyck's fluid brushwork captures psychological presence rather than mere likeness, establishing the portrait formula that defined Flemish elite representation.

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