Portrait of Jan Six is a 1654 oil-on-canvas painting by the Dutch painter Rembrandt van Rijn. Having been handed down many generations, via the direct descendants of the portrait's subject, Jan Six, the work remains in the Six Collection in Amsterdam. [1]
This painting was documented by Hofstede de Groot in 1915, who wrote:
712. JAN SIX (1618-1700).[2]Sm. 329; Bode 6; Dut. 228; Wb. 348; B.-HdG. 371. More than half-length; life size. He stands, seen in full face, turned slightly to the left with his head bent over a little on the right shoulder, and looks straight out of the picture. He is about to go out; he has put his large black felt hat on his long fair reddish hair, and with the right hand, which holds one glove, he draws the other glove on to his left hand. He wears a light grey coat with yellow buttons; over the left shoulder hangs a short bright red cloak with a collar and trimmings of gold lace. He has a plain collar and pleated wristbands. Dark grey background. The light falls from the left at the top of the whole figure. Painted in 1654. The date is known from the couplet written by J. Six himself:
AonlDas qVI sVM tenerls VeneratVs ab annls TaLIs ego lanVs SIXIVs ora tVLI.
The sum of the capitals, M, D, L, X, V, I, gives the date 1654. Canvas, 44 1/2 inches by 40 1/2 inches. Engraved by J. W. Kaiser. Etched by P. J. Arendzen; by W. Steelink in Van Someren, Oude Kunst in Nederland; by Desboutin. Mentioned by Vosmaer, pp. 273, 556; Bode, pp. 532, 558; Dutuit, p. 54; Michel, pp. 452, 565 [351-3, 440]; Hofstede de Groot, Urkunden, No. 151; Professor Jan Six, Oud Holland, xi. (1893), p. 156; Moes, No. 7228, 4. Exhibited at Amsterdam, 1872, and 1900, No. 127. Painted for the sitter, and since preserved in his family. In the collection of J. Six, Amsterdam.[3]
Hofstede de Groot also mentioned this painting in his introduction as one of the six finest portraits made by Rembrandt:
When Rembrandt had become one of the most famous painters of his century – as Orlers says as early as 1641 – and people had to stoop to entreaty if they would be painted by him, he could impose his own terms instead of having them dictated by others. He could light his models in the way that seemed to him most beautiful; he could adorn them in the manner that he thought appropriate to their character, indicate to them the best pose to take, and determine the degree of finish in the execution. Free from all external hindrances, he could then create; he no longer aimed at securing so exact a likeness of his sitter. Thus there came into existence masterpieces such as the portraits of the married couples in the collection of the Duke of Westminster (748 and 864) and the Metropolitan Museum, New York, formerly in the collection of B. Altman (755 and 869), the "Nicolaes Bruyningh"[1] at Cassel (628), and above all the "Jan Six" at Amsterdam (712), perhaps the finest and most expressive of all.[4]
portrait, artist, etching, same, title, etching, 1654, canvas, painting, dutch, painter, rembrandt, rijn, having, been, handed, down, many, generations, direct, descendants, portrait, subject, work, remains, collection, amsterdam, aged, 36artistrembrandt, year. For the artist s etching of the same title see Portrait of Jan Six etching Portrait of Jan Six is a 1654 oil on canvas painting by the Dutch painter Rembrandt van Rijn Having been handed down many generations via the direct descendants of the portrait s subject Jan Six the work remains in the Six Collection in Amsterdam 1 Portrait of Jan SixPortrait of Jan Six aged 36ArtistRembrandt Year1654Mediumoil paint canvasDimensions112 cm 44 in 102 cm 40 in CollectionSix Collection IdentifiersRKDimages ID 33925 edit on Wikidata Contents 1 Description 2 See also 3 Notes 4 SourcesDescription editThis painting was documented by Hofstede de Groot in 1915 who wrote 712 JAN SIX 1618 1700 2 Sm 329 Bode 6 Dut 228 Wb 348 B HdG 371 More than half length life size He stands seen in full face turned slightly to the left with his head bent over a little on the right shoulder and looks straight out of the picture He is about to go out he has put his large black felt hat on his long fair reddish hair and with the right hand which holds one glove he draws the other glove on to his left hand He wears a light grey coat with yellow buttons over the left shoulder hangs a short bright red cloak with a collar and trimmings of gold lace He has a plain collar and pleated wristbands Dark grey background The light falls from the left at the top of the whole figure Painted in 1654 The date is known from the couplet written by J Six himself AonlDas qVI sVM tenerls VeneratVs ab annls TaLIs ego lanVs SIXIVs ora tVLI The sum of the capitals M D L X V I gives the date 1654 Canvas 44 1 2 inches by 40 1 2 inches Engraved by J W Kaiser Etched by P J Arendzen by W Steelink in Van Someren Oude Kunst in Nederland by Desboutin Mentioned by Vosmaer pp 273 556 Bode pp 532 558 Dutuit p 54 Michel pp 452 565 351 3 440 Hofstede de Groot Urkunden No 151 Professor Jan Six Oud Holland xi 1893 p 156 Moes No 7228 4 Exhibited at Amsterdam 1872 and 1900 No 127 Painted for the sitter and since preserved in his family In the collection of J Six Amsterdam 3 Hofstede de Groot also mentioned this painting in his introduction as one of the six finest portraits made by Rembrandt When Rembrandt had become one of the most famous painters of his century as Orlers says as early as 1641 and people had to stoop to entreaty if they would be painted by him he could impose his own terms instead of having them dictated by others He could light his models in the way that seemed to him most beautiful he could adorn them in the manner that he thought appropriate to their character indicate to them the best pose to take and determine the degree of finish in the execution Free from all external hindrances he could then create he no longer aimed at securing so exact a likeness of his sitter Thus there came into existence masterpieces such as the portraits of the married couples in the collection of the Duke of Westminster 748 and 864 and the Metropolitan Museum New York formerly in the collection of B Altman 755 and 869 the Nicolaes Bruyningh 1 at Cassel 628 and above all the Jan Six at Amsterdam 712 perhaps the finest and most expressive of all 4 See also editList of paintings by Rembrandt RembrandtNotes edit Six Collection reopens after renovation of the collection s home in Amsterdam www codart com CODART Curators of Dutch and Flemish Art 18 January 2012 Archived from the original on 8 July 2015 Retrieved 8 July 2015 Portrait of Jan Six by Rembrandt Entry 712 for Jan Six in Hofstede de Groot 1915 Introduction p 3 Hofstede de GrootSources editSix collection website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Portrait of Jan Six amp oldid 1220322368, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
