Artwork
Portret van een vrouw
Portret van een vrouw is an ivory painting by Unknown. It dates from 1805 and is held in the collection of the Rijksmuseum.
About this work
Overview
Portret van een vrouw is a small painting on ivory depicting a woman.
Subject & Meaning
The subject is a woman wearing a high-necked dress with lace trim and a dark shawl, her hair tied back with a ribbon. The plain background emphasizes her face.
Technique & Style
The use of ivory as a medium lends the painting soft colors and smooth details. The artist employed chiaroscuro, using contrasts of light and shadow to define the subject's features and clothing.
Artist & collection
Domestic Scene
Giacomo and Cardinal Marco, investing Andrea, Abbot of San Zeno, with his Benefice
The Nymph of Fontainebleau
Portrait of a Woman
Madonna and Child with Saints in the Enclosed Garden
Venus and Minerva
Family Group of Four on Sofa
Wall painting from Room H of the Villa of P. Fannius Synistor at Boscoreale
