Uppdaterad november 2026 · rangordnad efter vår popularitetspoäng (sökningar, besök och beställningar för varje verk) · 81 verk av Jacob Backer i vår katalog
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Ur galleriets perspektiv är Jacob Backers mest kända målning Johannes Uyttenbogaert (1557-1644). Remonstrant minister in The Hague (1638), vars original hänger på Rijksmuseum i Amsterdam. Head of a Bald Old Man in Profile (1635) och Shepherd with flute (1637) fullbordar trion som alla känner igen. Av de 81 verk av Jacob Backer i vår katalog presenterar galleriet nedan de 79 mest kända, var och en som ett original med sitt år, sitt museum och vad som gör det unikt.
The light enters from the upper left, a sharp beam that carves the subject out of a heavy, dark void. Johannes Uyttenbogaert sits in a three-quarter pose, his gaze fixed directly upon the viewer with a quiet, intellectual weight. He is an elderly man, his head balding and his face framed by a grey beard that catches the light. A large, crisp white ruff collar provides the brightest point in…
The light catches the ridge of a brow, carving deep valleys into the skin of an elderly man. He sits in profile, a silhouette of lived experience emerging from a darkness that swallows the background entirely. Every wrinkle around his eye and the sagging contour of his jaw tells a story of decades passed. The warmth of his flesh, rendered in shades of ochre and sienna, feels tangible, as if…
In this intimate encounter, we meet the subject of Shepherd with flute (Self-Portrait?), a work painted by Jacob Adriaensz Backer about 1637. The figure pauses in a moment of quiet reflection, looking back toward the viewer with a gaze that invites curiosity. He is a man wrapped in the heavy, textured warmth of sheepskin, his presence defined by a sense of rustic simplicity. A wreath of ivy leaves rests upon…
This seventeenth-century oil portrait, dating to 1636, presents a formal and dignified three-quarter length depiction of a man. Positioned centrally against a dark, neutral background, the subject is rendered with a somber color palette dominated by deep blacks, dark browns, and muted earth tones. The composition utilizes masterful chiaroscuro, with directional lighting originating from the upper left to cast soft shadows across the right side of the man's face, creating…
The room falls away into a deep, velvet darkness, leaving only the luminous presence of a young woman. She sits in a three-quarter pose, her body angled slightly away, yet her gaze holds a quiet, steady strength. Light sweeps across her features like a sudden candle flame, catching the pale, porcelain smoothness of her skin and the soft waves of her auburn hair. There is a palpable weight to the…
A formal 17th-century oil portrait, this half-length composition captures a woman positioned slightly off-center. The subject is rendered with a calm, poised expression, projecting an air of quiet dignity. Dramatic chiaroscuro defines the work, with light directed from the upper left to illuminate the contours of her face, neck, and hands. This lighting strategy casts the background into deep shadow, creating a profound sense of three-dimensional depth against the dark,…
A three-quarter length portrait from 1638, this work captures a young woman in a moment of poised stillness. She faces the viewer directly, her expression calm and steady. The composition relies on a stark contrast between the deep, somber tones of her dark gown and the brilliant white of her lace collar and cuffs. This interplay of light and shadow, or chiaroscuro, pulls the subject forward from a dark, indeterminate…
The composition centers on a group of men gathered in a tight, circular arrangement, creating a sense of physical proximity and tension. A central figure, draped in a pinkish-red robe, interacts with others through a specific gesture: pointing toward a small coin being exchanged between hands. The lighting is highly directional, entering from the upper left to strike the faces and hands of the figures, while the background remains in…
The forest breathes in deep, earthy greens, cradling a moment of stillness. Four female figures form a pyramid of soft light, their bodies arranged in a geometry of rest. Diana and her nymphs occupy this lush, wooded landscape, caught in a pause between the hunt and the shadows. The light falls heavily upon their skin, turning it to porcelain, while the surrounding foliage recedes into a dark, textured depth. It…
In this 1640 portrait, we are met with the steady, direct gaze of a man who occupies his space with quiet authority. He is positioned slightly off-center, his body turned toward the right while his eyes remain fixed upon us, creating an immediate sense of psychological connection. The lighting is deliberate, employing a chiaroscuro effect that pulls his features from a dark, somber background. One side of his face is…
Portrait of a Young Man in a Fancy Dress1634 · Ermitaget
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Portrait of a Lady1635 · Statens Museum for Kunst
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Portrait of a man1635 · Brooklyn Museum
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Portrait of a Woman1635 · Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten Antwerpen
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Allegory of Love1625
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The Regentesse of the Amsterdam Orphanage1633 · Amsterdam Museum
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Portrait of a man in armor (self-portrait)1629 · Bavarian State Painting Collections
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Portrait of Gaspar de Crayer (?)1629 · Bavarian State Painting Collections
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Selfportrait as shepherd with recorder1633 · Fries Museum
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John the Baptist reproaches Herod Antipas and Herodias1633 · Fries Museum
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Bacchus and Ariadne1630 · Nationalmuseet i Warszawa
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Portrait of a Woman1632 · Nationalmuseum
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Saint Peter1630
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Old Man with a Mirror Shard1634 · Gemäldegalerie
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The Drinker1634 · Gemäldegalerie
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David and Bathsheba1640
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Portrait of a Woman holding a Book1639 · Gemäldegalerie
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Half-length portrait of a man1638 · Bavarian State Painting Collections
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Half-length portrait of a woman1638 · Bavarian State Painting Collections
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Portrait of Margaretha Bas ( -1679)1642
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Portrait of an unknown man1640
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Girls walking music in landscape1637
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Grandmother with Granddaughter - 16391638
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Portrait of a Boy1637 · Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten Antwerpen
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Boy with a beret1648 · Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen
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Portrait of Bartholomeus Breenbergh (1598-1657)1644 · Amsterdam Museum
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Granida and Daifilo1640 · Agnes Etherington Art Center
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Granida and Daifilo1640
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Portrait of an unknown woman1639
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The Oyster Eater1650 · Francisque Mandet Museum
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Portrait of a Man1635 · Mauritshuis
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Portrait of a Woman1636 · Statens Museum for Kunst
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Portrait of a Boy in Gray1634 · Mauritshuis
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The Virgin Mary with the Infant Christ, St Elizabeth and St John the Baptist1650 · Ermitaget
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CourtisaneNational Museum of Ancient Art
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Paris Being Admitted to the Bedchamber of HelenJ. Paul Getty Museum
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The Last Judgement1580 · Onze-Lieve Vrouwekathedraal
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Mary with Child, Infant John and AngelsKunsthistorisches Museum
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Allegory of Faith
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Portrait of Johannes Wtenbogaert, minister and church historian
51
Portrait of A Young WomanLibrary of Virginia
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The Last JudgementIndianapolis konstmuseum
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Don Juan and ConstanceMuseum of Fine Arts
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Portrait of a Lady as the Muse Euterpe
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Portrait Of A Young Woman Holding A Fan
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The Liberation of Saint Peter
57
The Adoration of the Shepherds
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Apollo flaying Marsyas (Ovid, Metamorphoses, VI, 382–400)Nationalmuseet i Warszawa
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Last Judgement (Matthew 25:31-33)Nationalmuseet i Warszawa
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Portrait Of Johannes LutmaRijksmuseum
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Allegory of the Three Ages of ManErmitaget
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Portrait of an Elderly WomanWallace Collection
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Portrait of an Unknown Lady
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The HearingSzépművészeti Múzeum
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Portrait Of A Lady
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Portrait Of A WomanMetropolitan Museum of Art
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A young Man wearing a Wreath of Vine Leaves
68
Granida And DaifiloErmitaget
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The Nativity
70
Venus And Adonis
71
Garden of EdenGroeningemuseet
72
Lot and his daughters
73
Diana und Aktaion
74
The last judgment
75
Portrait of Abraham de Visscher (1605-67). Amsterdam merchant and director of the Dutch West India Company, Jacob Adriaensz Backer (attributed to), c. 16511651 · Rijksmuseum
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Officers and other Civic Guardsmen of the V District in Amsterdam under the command of Captain Cornelis de Graeff and Lieutenant Hendrick Lauwrensz, Jacob Adriaensz Backer, 16421642 · Rijksmuseum
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Portrait of the Regents of the Nieuwezijds Institute for the Outdoor Relief of the Poor, Amsterdam, c. 1650, Jacob Adriaensz Backer, c. 16501650 · Rijksmuseum
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Portrait of David Martens1641 · Centraal Museum
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Portrait Of An Old WomanMetropolitan Museum of Art
De fyra motiv som återkommer oftast i dessa originalverk, var och ett med sitt främsta exempel.
De 8 museer som innehar flest av målningarna på denna sida.
| Museum | Stad | Verk av Jacob Backer | Målningar från denna lista |
|---|---|---|---|
 Ermitaget |
Sankt Petersburg | 6 | Head of a Bald Old Man in Profile, Rest of Diana and Her Nymphs, Portrait of a Young Man in a Fancy Dress |
 Rijksmuseum |
Amsterdam | 5 | Johannes Uyttenbogaert (1557-1644). Remonstrant minister in The Hague, Portrait Of Johannes Lutma, Portrait of Abraham de Visscher (1605-67). Amsterdam merchant and director of the Dutch West India Company, Jacob Adriaensz Backer (attributed to), c. 1651 |
 Mauritshuis |
Haag | 4 | Shepherd with flute, Portrait of a Man, Portrait of a Man |
 Bavarian State Painting Collections |
München | 4 | Portrait of a man in armor (self-portrait), Portrait of Gaspar de Crayer (?), Half-length portrait of a man |
 Amsterdam Museum |
Amsterdam | 3 | Portrait of Rebecca Schellingwou (1610-1667), The Regentesse of the Amsterdam Orphanage, Portrait of Bartholomeus Breenbergh (1598-1657) |
 Nationalmuseet i Warszawa |
Warszawa | 3 | Bacchus and Ariadne, Apollo flaying Marsyas (Ovid, Metamorphoses, VI, 382–400), Last Judgement (Matthew 25:31-33) |
 Gemäldegalerie |
Berlin | 3 | Old Man with a Mirror Shard, The Drinker, Portrait of a Woman holding a Book |
 J. Paul Getty Museum |
Los Angeles | 2 | Portrait of a Woman, Paris Being Admitted to the Bedchamber of Helen |
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The scene unfolds within Allegory of Love, a work that captures a complex intersection of the divine and the earthly. Jacob Adriaensz Backer brings this dramatic vision to life, presenting a world where celestial figures and mortal struggles occupy the same space. The composition centers on a seated female figure, perhaps an allegory of Love or the Virgin Mary, who holds a young child amidst a swirl of dark, moving…
The light enters from the upper left, a sharp beam that carves the subject out of a heavy, dark void. Johannes Uyttenbogaert sits in a three-quarter pose, his gaze fixed directly upon the viewer with a quiet, intellectual weight. He is an elderly man, his head balding and his face framed by a grey beard that catches the light. A large, crisp white ruff collar provides the brightest point in…
The room falls away into a deep, velvet darkness, leaving only the luminous presence of a young woman. She sits in a three-quarter pose, her body angled slightly away, yet her gaze holds a quiet, steady strength. Light sweeps across her features like a sudden candle flame, catching the pale, porcelain smoothness of her skin and the soft waves of her auburn hair. There is a palpable weight to the…
A single man occupies the frame, caught in a quiet pause of indulgence. He sits slightly off-center, his dark, wavy hair falling loosely around a face illuminated by a soft, directional light. In his hand, he holds an open oyster shell, a pale vessel against the deep shadows of his cloak. The light catches the smooth curve of his skin and the wet sheen of the shell, pulling him out…
Johannes Uyttenbogaert (1557-1644). Remonstrant minister in The Hague (1638), Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Head of a Bald Old Man in Profile (1635) och Shepherd with flute (1637) följer efter.
30 år gammal: Johannes Uyttenbogaert (1557-1644). Remonstrant minister in The Hague är från 1638, och Jacob Backer föddes 1608.
Johannes Uyttenbogaert (1557-1644). Remonstrant minister in The Hague, Head of a Bald Old Man in Profile, Shepherd with flute, Portrait of a Man, Portrait of a Woman, Portrait of Rebecca Schellingwou (1610-1667), Portrait of a Young Woman, The Tribute Money, Rest of Diana and Her Nymphs och Portrait of a Man. Rankingen ovan visar varje verks årtal och museum.
Vår katalog innehåller 81 verk av Jacob Backer, daterade från 1625 till 1651.
Främst i Ermitaget (Sankt Petersburg), Rijksmuseum (Amsterdam) och Mauritshuis (Haag). Museitabellen ovan listar alla.
Under 1630s: 28 av de 79 verk som finns på denna sida skapades då, varav Johannes Uyttenbogaert (1557-1644). Remonstrant minister in The Hague.
På den här sidan är det tidigaste Allegory of Love (1625) och det senaste Portrait of Abraham de Visscher (1605-67). Amsterdam merchant and director of the Dutch West India Company, Jacob Adriaensz Backer (attributed to), c. 1651 (1651).
Man (25), Woman (22) och Dark background (11), fördelat på 79 verk på denna sida.
Oil On Canvas, för 33 av de 79 verk som finns på denna sida.
Baroque, om man dömer efter originalen på denna sida.
Head of a Bald Old Man in Profile, Rest of Diana and Her Nymphs och Portrait of a Young Man in a Fancy Dress: Ermitaget, Sankt Petersburg har 6 av verken på denna sida.
