MAKE A MEME View Large Image Dutch - Portrait Bust of Husband of Woman in Friesian Costume - Walters 38553.jpg This piece is a pair with Walters 38 552 This painting depicts a husband and the companion painting depicts his wife While the husband's collar and the wife's ...
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Keywords: Dutch - Portrait Bust of Husband of Woman in Friesian Costume - Walters 38553.jpg This piece is a pair with Walters 38 552 This painting depicts a husband and the companion painting depicts his wife While the husband's collar and the wife's starched ruff were worn throughout the Dutch Republic during the mid 17th century the woman's bejeweled headdress points to the taste for more local folk styles common in the northern part of the country Especially in more provincial areas the portraits of wives were often more conservative in style and execution than those of their husbands These tiny little miniatures were surely intended for personal contemplation perhaps as a reminder of relatives who lived too far way to visit ca 1640 Baroque oil on copper framed cm 7 62 h accession number 38 553 12120 Abraham Jay Fink Baltimore no A-279b A Jay Fink Foundation Inc Baltimore by bequest Walters Art Museum Gift of the A Jay Fink Foundation Inc in memory of Abraham Jay Fink 1963 place of origin Netherlands Walters Art Museum license 2D Baroque paintings in the Walters Art Museum Art of the Netherlands Portrait miniatures in the Walters Art Museum Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review
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