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Seated man in dark coat and grey wig holds dividers over an open map, with a small dog and red drapery behind him.

Portrait of Carel Quina (1622-89), Knight of the Holy Sepulchre and Amsterdam-born explorer of Asia

Seated man in a dark coat and lace collar, with a long grey wig, holds dividers over an open map on a richly patterned red cloth, a small dog at his side. Red drapery, a young attendant and a distant city view fill the background of this oil portrait.

Artist
Jacob Toorenvliet (mentioned on object)
Date
1669
Medium
Source
Rijksmuseum
Size
3075 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Rijksmuseum marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1669.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Rijksmuseum, image license https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Español: Retrato de Carel Quina (1622-89), Caballero del Santo Sepulcro y explorador de Asia nacido en Ámsterdam

Hombre sentado con abrigo oscuro y cuello de encaje, con peluca larga y gris, sostiene un compás de puntas sobre un mapa abierto en un paño rojo de motivos ricos, y un pequeño perro junto a él. Cortinas rojas, un joven asistente y una vista lejana de una ciudad llenan el fondo de este óleo.

Português: Retrato de Carel Quina (1622-89), Cavaleiro do Santo Sepulcro e explorador da Ásia nascido em Amsterdã

Homem sentado, de casaco escuro e gola de renda, com peruca longa e grisalha, segura um compasso sobre um mapa aberto em um tecido vermelho de padronagem rica, com um pequeno cão ao lado. Cortinas vermelhas, um jovem auxiliar e uma vista distante de uma cidade preenchem o fundo desta pintura a óleo.

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