Portrait of painter

Portrait of a Painter from around 1680, attributed to Leyster's circle, may depict a fellow artist or be a later work from her workshop tradition. The identification of the sitter as a painter adds art-historical interest to the portrait. Leyster's portraits demonstrate complete command of the conventional three-quarter-length format, rendered in oil with assured brushwork for costume and careful attention to individual likeness. Her portraits were occasionally misattributed to Frans Hals unt...

The painter is rendered with direct, naturalistic observation, the professional attributes and confident expression conveying artistic identity.