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| Keywords: Dutch - Portrait of a Man - Walters 38232.jpg Small portraits of those to whom one was connected by family friendship or political allegiance were treasured first as likenesses and second as works of art Just as today a good photo of someone is one that looks like the person They were often given as gifts They could be hung in a decorative arrangement or kept in a cabinet and taken out to be contemplated Some were worn as pendants ca 1670 Baroque oil on copper cm 7 5 5 6 accession number 38 232 36500 Dr James Simon Berlin no 84 Abraham Jay Fink Baltimore no A-41 Walters Art Museum Baltimore 1963 by gift Gift of the A Jay Fink Foundation Inc in memory of Abraham Jay Fink 1963 Small Northern European Portraits from The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore National Gallery of Art Washington 2000 place of origin Netherlands Walters Art Museum license 2D Baroque paintings in the Walters Art Museum Art of the Netherlands Paintings in the Walters Art Museum Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review | ||||
