Hendrik Kerstens's *Bathing Cap, March* is a striking chromogenic print that draws a deliberate visual parallel between contemporary life and the compositional traditions of Dutch Golden Age portraiture. The subject is photographed wearing a humble rubber bathing cap in place of the elaborate linen caps seen in Old Master paintings, creating a quietly humorous yet deeply reverential dialogue between past and present. The rich, luminous tones of the print further reinforce this connection, lending an air of timeless dignity to an otherwise mundane, everyday object.