Caption

Portrait of Elzbieta Radziwill, née Szydlowiecka 1533–1562, unknown Polish painter. Oval portrait in a laurel wreath incorporated into the rectangle of the painting. In the oval: a young woman shown waist-deep, turned slightly to the left, in late Renaissance clothing: a brown beret and pearl-studded headband, a black dress with puffed sleeves decorated with longitudinal slits revealing pale red fabric, a white ruff under the chin, a wide gold necklace set with stones, a square pendant with a pearl, and a decorative cross on a chain. The face is pale, slender, with a high forehead and regular features. Red-blond hair is smoothly parted back, covering the ears and tucked into a headband. The oval background is dark brown and smooth. The oval rests on the back of a black eagle with a ducal mitre on its head, the Traby coat of arms on its chest, and the Odrowaz Szydlowiecki coat of arms in its beak. In its talons the eagle holds a white ribbon with the remains of an old inscription. The composition background is steel-gray and smooth. Dated 1733–1737. Painting; height 111 cm, width 77 cm., A painted portrait of a person shown from the chest up inside an oval frame, wearing a dark outfit with a high ruffled collar and an ornate neckpiece, a rounded headdress topped by a flat, decorated crown, and long braided or ribboned elements draped over the shoulders; the face is pale with brown hair and neutral expression. The oval frame is golden brown and set against a dark background, and there is a dark bird-like figure beneath the bust holding a medallion and a small shield. A light-colored scroll or banner runs along the bottom edge. Visible colors include dark brown, black, golden brown, pale beige, muted pink, gray, and touches of red and green.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A16_444

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72.9Mb (2.9Mb) / 14.2in x 20.0in / 4245 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Portrait Elzbieta Radziwill née Szydlowiecka 1533–1562 unknown Polish painter Oval portrait laurel wreath incorporated rectangle painting oval young woman shown waist-deep turned slightly left late Renaissance clothing brown beret pearl-studded headband black dress puffed sleeves decorated longitudinal slits revealing pale red fabric white ruff under chin wide gold necklace set stones square pendant pearl decorative cross chain face slender high forehead regular features Red-blond hair smoothly parted back covering ears tucked headband oval background dark brown smooth oval rests black eagle ducal mitre head Traby coat arms chest Odrowaz Szydlowiecki coat beak talons eagle holds white ribbon remains old inscription composition background steel-gray Dated 1733–1737 Painting height 111 cm width 77 cm painted portrait person shown chest up inside oval frame wearing dark outfit high ruffled collar ornate neckpiece rounded headdress topped flat decorated crown long braided ribboned elements draped shoulders brown hair neutral expression golden brown set dark background dark bird- figure beneath bust holding medallion small shield light-colored scroll banner runs bottom edge Visible colors include black pale beige muted pink gray touches green.