DETAILS
- Artist
- Aert Schouman
- Date
- 1730
- Location
- Rijksmuseum
AUDIO DEEP DIVE
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The full narration walks you through Portrait of a Painter, perhaps the Artist Himself — the story behind it, the details most visitors miss, and why it matters. Free in the Art Whisper app.
THE ARTIST
Aert Schouman
Aert Schouman, a prolific 18th-century Dutch artist, meticulously documented his life and taught many, excelling in everything from glass engraving to painting natural history studies.
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