Sujet
Portrait of a Woman, probably Aeltje Dircksdr. Pater, 1638. Creator: Frans Hals (Dutch, c. 1581-1666).
Légende
Portrait of a Woman, probably Aeltje Dircksdr. Pater, 1638. Many of Hals's portraits exhibit the bold, jagged brushstrokes typically associated with his work, but this portrait shows him experimenting with a more precise mode of painting. Hals often painted "wet-into-wet," not allowing the paint to dry before applying additional layers. Here, for example, these blended strokes are used at the figure's hairline to convincingly recreate individual strands of hair. The sitter has recently been tentatively identified as Aeltje Dircksdr. Pater (1597-1678), wife of the Haarlem brewer and burgomaster Jan de Wael (1594-1663). An inscription confirms her age as 41 when Hals painted her.
Date
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Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art
Notre référence
HRM19G00_143
Model release
NA
Property release
NA
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
439,8Mo (15,1Mo) / 92,3cm x 119,4cm / 10902 x 14101 (300dpi)