Portrait of a Man with a Shell ca. 1625–26 Thomas de Keyser Dutch The man is a shell collector, in an age when foreign trade opened up a wide world of natural curiosities. His wife holds a balance, symbolizing the virtue of temperance. De Keyser was one of the leading portraitists in Amsterdam during the 1620s and 1630s. He is best known for small full-length portraits, but he also painted large group portraits and small bust- and half-length Portrait of a Man with a Shell 438377

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