Netherlands / 1634
Portrait of Tieleman Roosterman
The Cleveland Museum of Art catalogs Portrait of Tieleman Roosterman as painting (Netherlands · 1634).
Roosterman may have ordered this portrait--and one of his wife--to commemorate their wedding in 1631.
A CLOSER LOOK
The museum identifies this painting as oil on canvas and credits Frans Hals (Dutch, c. 1581–1666).
The museum's collection notes: An extremely wealthy linen and silk merchant in Haarlem, Tieleman Roosterman was 36 years old when Frans Hals painted his portrait. Unlike many Dutch painters of the period, Hals favored strong, visible brushstrokes that convey the vitality of his sitters. Roosterman strikes a confident pose, his costume sober but luxurious: his sleeves are decorated with braid and buttons, and ribbon rosettes encircle the waist of his doublet. The rich black of his suit is offset by the broad linen collar and lace-edged cuffs—fashionable details befitting a successful cloth merchant.
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