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Portrait of Johannes Lutma, the Elder

Portrait of Johannes Lutma, the Elder

Artist Janus Lutma the younger (Dutch, 1624-1685)
Date1656
Dimensions9 1/2 × 8 1/8 in. (24.1 × 20.6 cm)
Mediumengraving
ClassificationPrints
Credit LineGift of Winthrop H. Perry
Object number
1913.94
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Label TextJohannes Lutma the Elder (about 1584–1669) was a highly regarded Dutch silversmith active in Amsterdam. He was a friend of Rembrandt, who also etched his portrait. Lutma is shown here in a portrait by his son sitting at his workbench, design drawings laid out before him. In one hand he holds a smithing tool (perhaps a scraper or burnisher); in the other are his spectacles. While the Baroque monumentality of this portrait is evident, it lacks the full effects of chiaroscuro.Exhibition HistoryTMA About Face Sept.30 - Dec.31 2005. TMA, The Dramatic Image: Baroque Prints of the 17th Century, February 25 - July 31, 2011.

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