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Frame stored MS 11 s.d. br "N MAES 1671" CRE MAES, Nicolaes; (Dutch; 1634-1693) Born in Dordrecht, this artist was one of the most important artists to train in Rembrandt's studio. Maes worked with Rembrandt between 1648 and 1652. Before establishing himself as a portrait artist, Maes studied the work of Anthony van Dyck (1599- 1641) in Antwerp in the 1660s. Van Dyck's influence on Maes resonates in the composition of this painting, evident in the pictorial device of the crimson curtain and the landscape background.
Maes also abandoned the reddish/brown tonality of his master, Rembrandt van Rijn (1609 - 1669) and adopted a palette of greys and blacks reminiscent of Van Dyck. The grey ground layer used in this painting is visible in the face, just beside the sitter's earring, where it functions as a middle tone. However, although the paint handling is smooth, the impasto of the earrings and lace are more indebted to Rembrandt.
The fashionable gown and accessories of this unidentified sitter indicate that she was a woman of high standing. The sitter holds a fan in both her hands as etiquette dictated. Her hairstyle was particularly à la mode, coined as à l'hurluberlu. Her costume consists of a bodice with braid decoration, separate sleeves attached to the bodice, split on the arms of the dress and decorated with lace. The shorter sleeves are indicative of the period 1665-70. The skirt is visible at the bottom of the painting, and the chemise can be seen underneath the dress, hinted at below the sleeves in lace. The cross-hatching of the sleeve fabric was skillfully rendered to compliment the lace. | License: | http://www.hmag.gla.ac.uk/spirit/rights/ | Publisher: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Rights holder: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Subjects: | PORTRAIT : FAN : FEMALE : REMBRANDT STUDIO : LANDSCAPE : EVENING SKY : NIRP2005 : NIRP2005 : | Source: | Hunterian Museum | Creator: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Identifier: | http://www.huntsearch.gla.ac.uk/cgi-bin/... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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