1569–1625 · Low Countries
Pieter Isaacsz
Pieter Isaacsz was an artist from the Low Countries who lived from 1569 until 1625. He worked in Amsterdam, where he acted as a representative of artists who focused on the control of movement and line. His surviving work includes a sketch of a group portrait and two group portraits held in the Rijksmuseum.
Biography
In his 1596 Civic Guard Group Portrait, Isaacsz used the lines created by weapons and a flag to connect figures within a plane. He also produced the work titled The Women of Rome Gathering at the Capitol. His later compositions show a shift toward the depiction of emotion.
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