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attributed to Lucas Faydherbe, c. 1638 - c. 1640

The Brussels painter Gaspar de Crayer is depicted here with evident pride, wearing a gold chain and medallion bearing the likeness of the Spanish King. Traditionally, the sculpted portrait bust was a genre reserved for members of the high nobility. De Crayer’s decision to be immortalized in this manner was likely connected to his appointment as court painter to the Governor of the Spanish Netherlands in 1636.

  • Artwork typesculpture, bust
  • Object numberBK-1977-22
  • Dimensionsheight 51 cm x width 45 cm x depth 28 cm, width 25 cm x depth 22 cm (ground surface)
  • Physical characteristicsterracotta

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Bust of Gaspar de Crayer (1585-1669)

  • Object type

  • Object number

    BK-1977-22

  • Description

    Portretbuste van terracotta, voorstellende Gaspar de Crayer. Hij draagt een medaille met de beeltenis van koning Filips III van Spanje.

  • Inscriptions / marks

    inscription, on the medal, in the wet clay: ‘PHILIP. III HISPANIARIA. REX’

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Creation

  • Creation

    sculptor: attributed to Lucas Faydherbe, Antwerp

  • Dating

    c. 1638 - c. 1640

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    terracotta

  • Dimensions

    • height 51 cm x width 45 cm x depth 28 cm
    • width 25 cm x depth 22 cm (ground surface)

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Acquisition and rights

  • Acquisition

    purchase 1977

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • Provenance

    …; from the dealer J. van Herck, Antwerp, fl. 10,381, to the museum, 1977

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