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RUBENS, Peter Paul: Portrait of Jan Vermoelen

🖼 Portrait of Jan Vermoelen, 1616
Oil on panel
126 × 96 cm
Vienna, Austria

Warm ochre tones and confident brushwork define this three-quarter portrait, with richly textured fabric and piercing gaze commanding attention. Rubens's fluid technique captures the merchant's social status and psychological presence, exemplifying Flemish portraiture's blend of material wealth and penetrating characterization.

The story of art
The story of art
E. H. Gombrich
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