The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of April 24, 2024
Portrait of a Man Holding a Watch
c. 1665–70
8.9 x 7 cm (3 1/2 x 2 3/4 in.)
L. E. Holden Fund 2017.105
Location: not on view
Did You Know?
The domed building in the background of this portrait is the Marekerk, one of Leiden's most distinctive architectural landmarks.Description
Held in the hand or displayed in a private domestic space, miniature portraits were designed for intimate viewing. The sitter holds a watch, often a symbol of mortality and the passage of time. Like his colleague Gerrit Dou, Slingelandt was one of the Leiden fijnschilders (fine painters), a group of artists whose paintings were internationally recognized for their extraordinary detail and precise technique.- Sept. 4, 2016(Schloss Ahlden, Ahlden, Germany, September 4, 2016, no. 1094)Sept. 4, 2016 - 2017(Phillip Mould & Co., London, by whom sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
- {{cite web|title=Portrait of a Man Holding a Watch|url=false|author=Pieter Cornelisz van Slingelandt|year=c. 1665–70|access-date=24 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}
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https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2017.105