The person depicted was already deceased and he probably had to rely on a grisaille portrait or oral descriptions by family members .
Van Reesbroeck clearly had difficulty giving volume to the portrait as he did not paint from a live model .
The person depicted was already deceased and Van Reesbroeck probably had to rely on a grisaille portrait or oral descriptions by family members .
Van Reesbroeck clearly had difficulty giving volume to the portrait as he did not paint from a live model .