Updated October 2026 · ranked by our popularity score (searches, visits and orders for each work) · 22 works by David Bailly in our catalogue
Summary
According to this ranking, Johanna Visscher (1628) is the most famous painting by David Bailly; the Slovak National Gallery, Bratislava, holds it. It is followed by Portrait of Ripperd Van Groenendijk (1650) and Portrait of Claudina Van Groenendijk (1633). This list draws on the 22 works by David Bailly in the catalogue and records the 22 most famous, with date, holding museum and description for each entry.
David Bailly painted Johanna Visscher about 1628. The portrait presents a woman of high social standing, captured in a formal bust-length composition. She faces the viewer with a calm, direct gaze that establishes an immediate connection. Her status is signaled through the elaborate details of her attire, including a large, crisp white ruff collar and a jeweled bodice.
In this bust-length portrait, David Bailly presents the subject, Ripperd Van Groenendijk, with a quiet and dignified presence. The man is positioned slightly off-center, turned toward the viewer's right, yet his gaze meets the observer directly. This direct eye contact creates an immediate sense of connection between the sitter and the viewer. The composition is set against a dark, indistinct, and flat background, which ensures that the focus remains entirely…
Created in 1633, this work is a product of the Dutch Golden Age. The style reflects the period's preoccupation with technical precision and the realistic depiction of social status through costume. The portrait adheres to the conventions of 17th-century Dutch Baroque portraiture, where the focus remains entirely on the individual and the material markers of their identity. The meticulous attention to the textures of lace, linen, and silk demonstrates the…
Young man with a fur hat is a bust-length portrait by the Dutch Golden Age painter David Bailly. Known in Dutch as Jonge man met bontmuts, the work functions as a tronie, focusing on the character and expression of the subject rather than a specific individual's likeness. The sitter is presented in a close-up view, centered against a dark, indistinct background.
This oil on canvas work, titled Portrait of Antonius Walaeus, Professor of Jurisprudence at Leiden, was executed by the Dutch artist David Bailly. Dated about 1601, the painting presents a formal study of a man of high academic status. The subject is captured in a moment of quiet dignity, his presence defined by the scholarly weight of his position.
A young man emerges from a deep, indeterminate darkness, his presence defined by a sudden, sharp light that sweeps across his features. This is Gerrit Schaep, captured in a moment of quiet dignity. He sits in a three-quarter view, his body angled slightly away while his gaze meets the viewer with a steady, calm composure. The light, descending from the upper left, carves the contours of his face, casting soft…
The Portrait of Willem Ruychaver is an oil painting executed by David Bailly in 1632. This work belongs to the Dutch Golden Age, a period marked by significant developments in portraiture and still-life painting within the Netherlands.
In this 1640 oil portrait, we encounter Dirck van Egmond van de Nijenburg, a man whose steady gaze meets ours with a quiet, unyielding dignity. David Bailly has composed this bust-length study with a profound sense of gravity, placing the subject slightly off-center to create a natural, breathing presence. The lighting is deliberate, employing a chiaroscuro effect that pulls the man’s features out of a deep, dark background. One side…
The oil on canvas work titled Vanitas is a large and splendid example of the vanitas still life genre. Created by the Dutch painter David Bailly, the composition captures a dense arrangement of objects that speak to the fleeting nature of existence. The artist, born in 1584, rendered this scene with a focus on the material world's inevitable decay.
Portrait of an unknown woman wearing pearls1650
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Self-Portrait1625 · Rijksmuseum
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Portrait of a Man1641 · Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Self-Portrait1625 · Rijksmuseum
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Portrait of a Man, Possibly a Botanist1641 · Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Portrait of Claudius Salmasius (Saumaise), philologist
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Portrait of David Bailly in Cornelis de Bie's Gulden Cabinet.
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Portrait of the Painter François Gysels
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Portrait of Anthony de Wale1636 · Rijksmuseum
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Portrait of Prince Janusz RadziwiłłNational Museum in Wrocław
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Self-Portrait with Vanitas Symbols1651 · Stedelijk Museum De Lakenhal
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Portrait of Aertje WitsenRijksmuseum
The four subjects most frequently represented among these works, each with its best-known example.
The 8 museums that hold the most of the paintings on this page.
| Museum | City | Works by David Bailly | Paintings from this list |
|---|---|---|---|
 Rijksmuseum |
Amsterdam | 5 | Young man with a fur hat, Self-Portrait, Self-Portrait |
 Slovak National Gallery |
Bratislava | 2 | Johanna Visscher, The Portrait of Gerrit Schaep |
 Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco |
San Francisco | 2 | Portrait of Ripperd Van Groenendijk, Portrait of Claudina Van Groenendijk |
 Metropolitan Museum of Art |
New York | 2 | Portrait of a Man, Portrait of a Man, Possibly a Botanist |
 Museum van Loon |
Amsterdam | 1 | Portrait of Willem Ruychaver |
 Stedelijk Museum |
Alkmaar | 1 | Portrait of Dirck van Egmond van de Nijenburg (1614-1663) |
 Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art |
Ithaca | 1 | Vanitas |
 National Museum in Wrocław |
Wrocław | 1 | Portrait of Prince Janusz Radziwiłł |
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This oil on canvas work, titled Portrait of Antonius Walaeus, Professor of Jurisprudence at Leiden, was executed by the Dutch artist David Bailly. Dated about 1601, the painting presents a formal study of a man of high academic status. The subject is captured in a moment of quiet dignity, his presence defined by the scholarly weight of his position.
David Bailly painted Johanna Visscher about 1628. The portrait presents a woman of high social standing, captured in a formal bust-length composition. She faces the viewer with a calm, direct gaze that establishes an immediate connection. Her status is signaled through the elaborate details of her attire, including a large, crisp white ruff collar and a jeweled bodice.
Created in 1633, this work is a product of the Dutch Golden Age. The style reflects the period's preoccupation with technical precision and the realistic depiction of social status through costume. The portrait adheres to the conventions of 17th-century Dutch Baroque portraiture, where the focus remains entirely on the individual and the material markers of their identity. The meticulous attention to the textures of lace, linen, and silk demonstrates the…
In this 1640 oil portrait, we encounter Dirck van Egmond van de Nijenburg, a man whose steady gaze meets ours with a quiet, unyielding dignity. David Bailly has composed this bust-length study with a profound sense of gravity, placing the subject slightly off-center to create a natural, breathing presence. The lighting is deliberate, employing a chiaroscuro effect that pulls the man’s features out of a deep, dark background. One side…
In this bust-length portrait, David Bailly presents the subject, Ripperd Van Groenendijk, with a quiet and dignified presence. The man is positioned slightly off-center, turned toward the viewer's right, yet his gaze meets the observer directly. This direct eye contact creates an immediate sense of connection between the sitter and the viewer. The composition is set against a dark, indistinct, and flat background, which ensures that the focus remains entirely…
Johanna Visscher (1628), Slovak National Gallery, Bratislava. The following entries are Portrait of Ripperd Van Groenendijk (1650) and Portrait of Claudina Van Groenendijk (1633).
44 years: David Bailly was born in 1584 and Johanna Visscher is dated 1628.
Johanna Visscher, Portrait of Ripperd Van Groenendijk, Portrait of Claudina Van Groenendijk, Young man with a fur hat, Portrait of Antonius Walaeus, Professor of Jurisprudence at Leiden, The Portrait of Gerrit Schaep, Portrait of Willem Ruychaver, Young Man in a Black Cap, Portrait of Dirck van Egmond van de Nijenburg (1614-1663) and Vanitas. The list above records the date and holding museum of each.
The catalogue records 22 works by David Bailly, dated between 1601 and 1651.
Principally in Rijksmuseum (Amsterdam), Slovak National Gallery (Bratislava) and Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco (San Francisco). The museum table above gives the full distribution.
In 1630s: 5 of the 22 works listed on this page are dated to that period, including Portrait of Claudina Van Groenendijk.
The earliest dated work listed here is Portrait of Antonius Walaeus, Professor of Jurisprudence at Leiden (1601); the latest is Self-Portrait with Vanitas Symbols (1651).
Man (7), Portrait (4) and White collar (3), out of the 22 works listed on this page.
Oil, in 5 of the 22 works listed on this page.
Baroque and Dutch golden age, as documented by the works on this page.
Young man with a fur hat, Self-Portrait and Self-Portrait are among the 5 works on this page in the collection of the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.
