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Description: | Sometimes called the Little Van Dyck', Coques painted minutely observed portraits of wealthy Flemish aristocrats. The painting displayed on the walls of Fairfax House library may be one such portrait, but the subject suggests it is probably a genre scene. Other female portraits by this artist emphasise the pomp and status of their sitters, rather than show them in the rather comic light that characterises this work. Coques shows a lady with a rather thoughtful expression very carefully holding a parrot, fearfully keeping an eye on the bird's flapping wings and sharp beak. | Subjects: | figure; animal (parrot) | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: Coques, Gonzales (Flemish painter, ca. 1614-1684) Æ Attributed to | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=8723... | Go to resource |
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