Portrait of a Gentleman
by MOOR, Carel de II, Oil on canvas, 54 x 45 cm
This painting, showing a gentleman, three-quarter length in a park, is a typical example of the elegant portraiture of Carel de Moor. It was almost certainly one half of a pair of portrait pendants, which may have been painted in order to celebrate a marriage, as the work contains symbols and references to love (statue of Eros, roses in full bloom). The pendant has not been identified.