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Portrait of a Man Holding a Watch

c. 1665–70
(Dutch)
Netherlands
oil on wood
8.9 x 7 cm (3 1/2 x 2 3/4 in.)
L. E. Holden Fund 2017.105
Location: not on view
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The domed building in the background of this portrait is the Marekerk, one of Leiden's most distinctive architectural landmarks.

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Held in the hand or displayed in a private domestic space, miniature portraits were designed for intimate viewing. The sitter holds a watch, often a symbol of mortality and the passage of time. Like his colleague Gerrit Dou, Slingelandt was one of the Leiden fijnschilders (fine painters), a group of artists whose paintings were internationally recognized for their extraordinary detail and precise technique.
Portrait of a Man Holding a Watch

Portrait of a Man Holding a Watch

c. 1665–70

Pieter Cornelisz van Slingelandt

(Dutch)
Netherlands

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