Caption

Old Man with a Book, Drost, Willem 1633-1659 painter, Dutch painting, Italian painting, busts, book attribute, 1654–1659, painting, height 86 cm, width 74 cm, A framed oil painting showing a bearded man in three-quarter profile turned to his left, with pale skin and dark brown hair and beard, wearing dark clothing that blends into a black background; his face and hand are illuminated, revealing flesh tones and subtle reddish-brown and ochre highlights, and his fingers rest on a worn brown book with a lighter tan edge; the ornate frame around the painting is gilded gold with decorative carved patterns, and the overall visible colors include black, dark brown, pale skin tones, reddish-brown, ochre, tan, and gold.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A16_252

License type

Rights managed

Available size

92.6Mb (5.0Mb) / 18.0in x 20.0in / 5396 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Old Man Book Drost Willem 1633-1659 painter Dutch painting Italian painting busts book attribute 1654–1659 painting height 86 cm width 74 cm framed oil showing bearded man three-quarter profile turned left pale skin dark brown hair beard wearing dark clothing blends black background face hand illuminated revealing flesh tones subtle reddish-brown ochre highlights fingers rest worn brown book lighter tan edge ornate frame gilded gold decorative carved patterns visible colors include black dark brown pale skin tones reddish-brown ochre tan gold.