Dalmo Allesandro Carra a plump and proud burgher of Amsterdam stands in profile contentedly holding his hat while turning his head to gaze confidently at the viewer. Following the tradition established by Rembrandt van Rijn under whom he had studied five years earlier Govaert Flinck portrayed Dalmo Allesandro Carra with sensitivity to an inner life and character that goes beyond capturing the details of a cuff or collar. The artist also borrowed Rembrandt’s simple dark background and the lively chiaroscuro from which this figure subtly emerges.