Michiel Sweerts, self-portrait?, Amsterdam Hermitage
© Susan Dorothea White
Michiel Sweerts, self-portrait?, Amsterdam Hermitage 2012drafting pen, black fibre-tip
15.3 x 10.8 cm
Collection of the artist
Artist's Statement:
From 17 September 2011 to 15 June 2012, the Hermitage Amsterdam Museum presented an exhibition titled "Rubens, Van Dyck & Jordaens: Flemish Painters from the Hermitage" (aka "Rubens & Co.") featuring a selection of Flemish art from the St. Petersburg Hermitage, including works by Rubens, Van Dyck, Jordaens and Sweerts.
References:
Michiel Sweerts (1618–1664), Portait of a Young Man (Self-portrait?), 1656, oil on canvas, 114 x 93 cm. The State Heritage Museum, St. Petersburgh (GE-3654)
David Teniers II (1610–1690), Kitchen, 1646, oil on canvas, 171 x 237 cm. The State Heritage Museum, St. Petersburgh (GE-386)