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Source Description
A three-fourths length standing portrait, this painting depicts what appears to be a middle aged or older woman, wearing rings and other jewelry and her hair covered. She stands in front of a curtain and to her right, behind the curtain, a few shelves hold what may be several bottles and books. The contents of the shelves to the rear suggest that she is standing in a study, probably that of her husband, perhaps a physician. A companion portrait of him probably hung to her right, our left. The three-quarter length format, versus just the head or a portrayal of the "sitter" in half-length, was meant to convey status and was more expensive to commission.
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Document identity
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22969
label
Portrait of a Woman with Pinks
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obj
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drawing
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2
Source metadata
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22969
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drawing
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normalized
title
Portrait of a Woman with Pinks
description
A three-fourths length standing portrait, this painting depicts what appears to be a middle aged or older woman, wearing rings and other jewelry and her hair covered. She stands in front of a curtain and to her right, behind the curtain, a few shelves hold what may be several bottles and books. The contents of the shelves to the rear suggest that she is standing in a study, probably that of her husband, perhaps a physician. A companion portrait of him probably hung to her right, our left. The three-quarter length format, versus just the head or a portrayal of the "sitter" in half-length, was meant to convey status and was more expensive to commission.
provenance
Don Marcello Massarenti Collection, Rome, no. 737; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1902, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
ca. 1540 (Renaissance)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Painting & Drawing
paintings
portraits
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2
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2
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import
dimensions
units
cm
width
56.8
height
44.1
dimensionsRaw
22 3/8 x 17 3/8 in. (56.8 x 44.1 cm)
Source extras
med
oil on canvas
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6211
collection_ids
REN
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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3c2987cf7169bc04
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no
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2
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photo
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4cb1bb5eaf46c023
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