Michael SweertsNizozemsko, 1618–1664Double Portrait
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Two European men wear Middle Eastern clothes in Michael Sweerts's Double Portrait, about 1660–1662, at the J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles. The bearded figure points right; his companion looks that way while holding an Italian message about salvation through Sweerts's hand. Neither the men nor the note's precise meaning has been identified. Their distinct faces recall northern European friendship portraits. The careful finish belongs to Sweerts's late manner, associated with his missionary travels in India, and the message may address the viewer as a religious appeal. On view in the East Pavilion, gallery E203.
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Two European men in Middle Eastern dress pose in front of a parapet. The bearded man on the left gestures to the right, while the other man looks in the same direction and holds a cryptic message in Italian: *Sig:r mio videte la strade di sa lute per la mano di sweerts* (My Lord, see the way to salvation by the hand of Sweerts). The note's meaning and the identity of the two gentlemen have eluded scholars. The two men appear to be individualized portraits, recalling the tradition of friendship portraits so popular in Northern Europe. The refined execution of this painting is typical of Flemish artist Michael Sweert's late style, practiced when he traveled in India as a missionary. "My Lord," then, may be addressed to the viewer, encouraging him to listen to Sweerts's preaching. With this double portrait, the artist may be urging the observer to find redemption through his belief in God, just as Sweerts did.
Muzeum J. Paula Gettyho
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- 85.PB.348
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![Soldats jouant aux cartes dans une caverne aménagée en corps de garde, Sweerts, Michael, XVIIe siècle (S.D.b.d. sur un cartellino : M.S. 16[49 ?] plutôt que 1645 (les deux derniers chiffres sont pratiquement illisibles aujourd’hui).) (1649)](https://collections.louvre.fr/media/cache/large/0000000021/0000064789/0000605740_OG.JPG)
