Portrait of a Man Holding a Watch
Pieter Cornelisz van Slingelandt
In ‘Portrait of a Man Holding a Watch’, the subject grips a pocket watch with a sense of introspection. Painted c. 1665–70. Oil on wood. Cleveland Museum of Art.
The painting measures approximately 30 by 25 cm. The watch, a symbol of time and mortality, is a focal point in the composition.
Van Slingelandt trained under Gerard Dou. He was part of the fijnschilders, a group known for their meticulously detailed technique.
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio, https://clevelandart.org/art/2017.105
https://oolf.net/open-art/slingelandt-portrait-of-a-man-holding-a-watch/