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Michiel Sweerts

55 works

Michiel Sweerts (1618-1664) was a painter, printmaker and draftsperson from the Spanish Netherlands. Read more

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Half-length oil portrait of a young man with long wavy hair, white cuffs and dark jacket, gesturing with one raised hand.

Portrait of Joseph Deutz

c. 1648 - c. 1649

Painting of a bare-chested man with long hair being offered a white cloth by a figure in red satin and a fur hat.

Clothing the Naked

ca. 1661

Oil portrait of a smiling older woman in a white headwrap and brown jacket against a dark background.

Head of a Woman

about 1654

Two men in turbans at a ledge against a blue sky; the front man wears a red silk shirt, the bearded man behind points left.

Double Portrait

about 1660-1662

Painting of a man in a brown hat and red jacket holding a jug and glass, with a pipe on the table before him.

Man Holding a Jug

ca. 1660

Boy sketching at a board beside a plaster bust of a man, in a dim room with a scroll, quill and inkwell on the floor.

Boy Drawing before the Bust of a Roman Emperor

1661

Half-length portrait of a young man with long curly hair, wearing a dark jacket with gold braid and an embroidered sash.

Portrait of a Gentleman, possibly a Member of the Deutz Family

1648

Painting of a young man leaning on his hand beside a table with papers, quill, inkwell, coins and a blue purse.

Portrait of a Young Man (Self-portrait?)

1656

Painting of an elderly bearded man in a worn coat resting on a ledge, with a young boy peering from behind him.

Michiel Sweerts, Alter Mann mit einem Knaben

1646

Painting of a woman in a white headscarf combing the hair of a sleeping child against a dark background.

L'épouilleuse

1646

Painting of a nude male model on a platform surrounded by seated students drawing in a dim academy studio.

Drawing Academy

1655

Painting of soldiers playing dice on a drum in a dim interior, with armor and a red cloak in the foreground.

SWEERTS, Michiel Soldados jugando a los dados 384 (1930.108) HUM -F18-3

1656

Painting of two nude wrestlers grappling in an arena before a crowd of spectators, with a white cloth held aloft at left.

Römischer Ringkampf

1650

Ragged figures drink and eat outside a stone archway, with a barrel, bread and a hilltop church under a cloudy sky.

De dorstigen laven

1646

Four young men in period dress gather around a table playing draughts, with a dark background and a boy pointing.

The Draughts Players

1652

Painting of ragged poor people gathering in a town square, a man with a cane in front, cypress trees and a bell tower behind.

De hongerigen spijzen

1646

Dim interior with a man gesturing to a seated elderly woman by a fireplace, a child beside her, and a servant sweeping.

De zieken bezoeken

1646

Painting of a shirtless man being dressed in a street scene with a domed building and bearded onlookers at dusk.

Clothing the Naked

1646

Painting of an artist's studio with students drawing, a nude model, plaster casts and sculpture fragments in dim light.

A Painter’s Studio

1646

Painting of men playing cards on barrels outside a stone building, with a boy in white and a sleeping dog in front.

De kaartspelers

1646

Seated man in grey coat and hat has his boot pulled off by a servant; a dog, bag and open arch with obelisk are visible.

Anthonij de Bordes and His Valet

c. 1648

Painted portrait of a smiling woman in a white headwrap and brown jacket against a dark background.

Head of a Woman

1654

Painting of two men in turbans against a blue sky, one in a red tunic resting on a ledge, the other pointing left.

Double Portrait

1660

Painting of a seated woman in a white headcloth spinning thread beside a wooden spinning wheel against a dark background.

A Woman Spinning

1656

Painting of an artist's studio with a seamstress, plaster busts, a painter at an easel, and figures in shadow.

The Artist’s Studio with a Seamstress

1646

Dim artist's studio with a painter at an easel, a nude model, plaster casts and a student sketching in the foreground.

Een schildersatelier

1646

Candlelit scene of a man writing in a book beside a classical bust and a sculpted head, in a dark room.

The artist in his studio

1650

Group of young men in 17th-century dress gathered around a checkers game, one in a red jacket looking at the viewer.

Damspelers

1652

Painting of a Roman street with figures at a workbench, a young artist sketching, a classical statue, and ruins under a cloud

Roman Streetscene with a Young Artist

1646

Painting of men clothing a half-nude figure on a city street, with a domed church and arched gateway in the distance.

De naakten kleden

1646

Half-length portrait of a young man with long hair, white cuffs and a blue cloak, against a dark background.

Portret van Joseph Deutz

1648

Seated man in grey coat and hat glances back as a valet helps him with his boots in a dim interior with a fountain outside.

Anthonij de Bordes and His Valet

1648

Michiel Sweerts (1618-1664) was a painter, printmaker and draftsperson from the Spanish Netherlands. Michiel Sweerts was born in Brussels and died in Goa. The work of Michiel Sweerts is associated with Baroque. Browse 55 works by Michiel Sweerts from 24 museums, free to download in HD. Source: Wikidata