Portrait of a Man, possibly Gozen Centen (1611/12-1677), Govert Flinck, c. 1635 - c. 1636

Identification

Title(s)

Portrait of a Man, possibly Gozen Centen (1611/12-1677)

Object type

painting

Object number

SK-A-4166

Description

Portret van een onbekende jonge man, bekend als Gozen Centen, of Gosse Senten of Sents. Buste met een hoed met een brede rand op het hoofd.

Creation

Artist

painter: Govert Flinck

Dating

c. 1635 - c. 1636

Material and Technique

Physical features

oil on panel

Material

Measurements

support: height 66.5 cm × width 51.3 cm
outer size: depth 5 cm (support incl. frame)

Acquisition and rights

Credit line

Purchased with the support of the Stichting tot Bevordering van de Belangen van het Rijksmuseum

Acquisition

purchase 1970

Copyright

Public domain

Provenance

? Commissioned by or for the sitter; ? his daughter, Soetje Goossens (?-1691), Amsterdam and Leeuwarden; ? her son, Gozewijn Centen (c. 1676-before 12 May 1750), Amsterdam; ? his widow, Maria van de Rijp (?-1763); her son, Jan van de Rijp Centen (?-1764), Amsterdam; his niece, Veronica van de Rijp Centen (1740-1832), Amsterdam; by whom bequeathed to the Rijpenhofje, 116-26 Rozengracht, Amsterdam, with nine other paintings, 1832; on loan from the deacons of the Verenigde Doopsgezinde Gemeente, Amsterdam, to the museum, 1900-70; purchased from the Verenigde Doopsgezinde Gemeente by the museum, with the support of the Stichting tot Bevordering van de Belangen van het Rijksmuseum, 1970

Bibliography and list of abbreviations for the provenance (pdf)

Notes

Please note that this provenance was formulated with a special focus on provenance research for the years 1933-45 and could therefore be incomplete. There may be more (mostly earlier) provenance information known in the museum. In case this item has an uncertain or incomplete provenance for the years 1933-45, the Rijksmuseum welcomes information and assistance in the investigation and clarification of the provenance of all works during that era.

Documentation

All the paintings of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam : a completely illustrated catalogue, p. 227
Govaert Flinck 1615-1660, Joachim Wolfgang von Moltke, p. 106, cat.nr. 200
Catalogue of the paintings [of the] Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, Johanna Laetitia Cleveringa, Bob Haak, Yda D. Ovink, Arthur François Emile van Schendel, cat.nr. 930-A-1
Ongrijpbare jeugd. : Bij een portret door Govert Flinck, Isabella Henriette van Eeghen
The hidden youth of Dirck Jacobsz Leeuw : a portratit by Govert Flinck revealed, p. 30, fig. 27
Govert Flinck : reflecting history, p. 130, cat.nr. 4
De ontdekking en de originele omlijsting van een portret door Govert Flinck
Keuze uit de aanwinsten, p. 34, afb. 1
Margriet van Eikema Hommes (et. al.), "The Hidden Youth of Dirck Jacobsz Leeuw: A Portrait by Govert Flinck Revealed", Bulletin van het Rijksmuseum 64 (2016), pp. 30-31, afb. 27.

Persistent URL

To refer to this object please use the following persistent URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10934/RM0001.COLLECT.10135

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