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Source Description
Paintings of "beauties," women from the highest circles who were celebrated for their allure, were found in many contemporary collections belonging to the elite, especially among courtiers in The Hague, Netscher's most important clients. The portraits were often informal and might be duplicated. This is a version of a painting dated 1679 in a German private collection.The richly dressed young woman is making a garland of flowers, presumably to crown her beloved. The loosened top of her undergarment is provocatively revealing: she has more to offer than a crown of flowers.
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Document identity
localId
15098
label
Portrait of a Young Woman with a Garland
core
obj
dtoType
drawing
citationUrl
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1
Source metadata
id
15098
sourceUrl
contentType
drawing
stage
normalized
title
Portrait of a Young Woman with a Garland
description
Paintings of "beauties," women from the highest circles who were celebrated for their allure, were found in many contemporary collections belonging to the elite, especially among courtiers in The Hague, Netscher's most important clients. The portraits were often informal and might be duplicated. This is a version of a painting dated 1679 in a German private collection.The richly dressed young woman is making a garland of flowers, presumably to crown her beloved. The loosened top of her undergarment is provocatively revealing: she has more to offer than a crown of flowers.
provenance
Don Marcello Massarenti Collection, no. 780, Rome; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1902, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1679-1680 (Baroque)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Painting & Drawing
paintings
imageCount
1
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1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
49
height
38.1
dimensionsRaw
19 5/16 x 15 in. (49 x 38.1 cm)
Source extras
med
oil on canvas
creator_ids
3600
collection_ids
BAR
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
seq
1
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0
type
photo
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45c13f2fe62a6a60