Portrait of Albert Verwey
The poet Verwey was the young leader of the Tachtigers (those of the 80s) – an influential group of writers and artists who around 1885 wanted to shake up cultural life. Unlike most of his comrades, Verwey came from a working-class background. In this portrait, Jan Veth, a fellow Tachtiger, captured Verwey’s humble origins and rebellious nature. The portrait can thus be seen as the visualization o…
Publisher
- Rijksmuseum
Subject
- http://iconclass.org/61B2
- Verwey, Albert
Type of item
- painting
- Art of painting
Medium
- On loan from the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam
Publisher
- Rijksmuseum
Subject
- http://iconclass.org/61B2
- Verwey, Albert
Type of item
- painting
- Art of painting
Medium
- On loan from the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
- http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
User generated content
- false
Rights
- Public Domain
- Publiek Domein
Creation date
- 1885
- 1885
Place-Time
- fourth quarter 19th century
Places
- Amsterdam
- Amsterdam
- urn:rijksmuseum:thesaurus:RM0001.THESAU.41
Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10934/RM0001.COLLECT.358131
- SK-C-1680
Extent
- height 112 cm
- width 80 cm
Format
- oil paint (paint)
- canvas
- Canvas
Language
- nl
Is part of
- collection: paintings
- collectie: schilderijen
Year
- 1885
Providing country
- Netherlands
Collection name
Timestamp created
- 2014-05-27T20:18:06.890Z
Timestamp updated
- 2018-03-17T14:38:22.526Z