{"title":"Vries, Abraham de","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbraham de Vries (c.1590–1650)\u003c\/strong\u003e was a Dutch portrait painter who worked in the Netherlands, France and the southern Netherlands. His early life and training are uncertain, but he is documented in Rotterdam in 1617 and subsequently in Aix-en-Provence, Paris, Antwerp, Amsterdam and The Hague. His portraits combine careful characterisation with the rich fabrics and tonal effects fashionable in seventeenth-century European painting.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis \u003ca href=\"\/products\/vries-abraham-de-c1590-1650-self-portrait-1621\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eSelf-Portrait\u003c\/em\u003e (1621)\u003c\/a\u003e, now in the Rijksmuseum, bears an inscription identifying him as a Dutchman. The picture presents an assured young artist and provides an early dated example of his painting. De Vries received commissions from prominent patrons during his travels, adapting his style to the portrait traditions of different cities.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe joined the painters’ guild in The Hague in 1644 and made his will there in 1648. He probably died around 1649 or 1650. His work belongs to the broad European culture of portrait painting that also shaped the career of \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/hals-frans\"\u003eFrans Hals\u003c\/a\u003e, although their approaches differed.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"vries-abraham-de-c1590-1650-self-portrait-1621","title":"Vries, Abraham de (c.1590-1650) - Self-portrait 1621","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSelf-Portrait\u003c\/em\u003e (1621) by the Dutch portrait painter Abraham de Vries (c.1590–1650) is held by the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Signed ‘A. de Vries Batavus’, it reflects his work as an internationally travelled portraitist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis download consists of 1 JPEG image which is 600 dpi, measuring 4504 pixels wide by 5728 pixels tall.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe picture is out of copyright and in the public domain, so you are free to use it in whatever way you'd like, including commercial use.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRead more about \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/vries-abraham-de\"\u003eAbraham de Vries\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Digital Download - 1 image","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":64406390604106,"sku":null,"price":0.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0776\/7965\/7290\/files\/Vries_Abrahamde_c1590-1650_-Self-portrait1621_main.jpg?v=1794674242"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0776\/7965\/7290\/collections\/Vries_Abraham_de_c1590-1650.jpg?v=1794674415","url":"https:\/\/www.publicdomainimagelibrary.com\/collections\/vries-abraham-de.oembed","provider":"Public Domain Image Library","version":"1.0","type":"link"}