Samuel van hoogstraten
Dutch Baroque Era Painter, 1627-1678
Dutch portrait painter and etcher, studied with his father, Dirk van Hoogstraten (1596?C1640), and with Rembrandt. His best works, such as The Old Jew (Vienna), reflect the influence of Rembrandt. He was director of the Academy in Dordrecht and author of a treatise (1678) in which he analyzed the theory and practice of the art of Rembrandt and other artists of the period.
ID: 24690 A Young Man wearing a Hat decorated with Pearls and a gold Medallion in a Half-Door (mk33) canvas
42x36cm
Hermitage Museum Lleningrad
