Captain Job Jansse Cuijter and His Family
Nicolaes Maes·1659
Historical Context
Captain Job Jansse Cuijter and His Family from 1659 by Nicolaes Maes is an early family portrait from the transitional period when Maes was shifting from genre painting to portraiture. The identified sitter was a naval captain, reflecting the maritime character of Dutch society. Maes trained with Rembrandt in Amsterdam in the early 1650s before establishing himself as an independent master. His mature portrait style absorbed Flemish elegance — producing fashionable likenesses with looser brus...
Technical Analysis
The family group portrait combines the intimacy of Maes's genre work with the formal requirements of commissioned portraiture.
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