Johanna le Gillon, Wife of Hieronymus van Beverningk

De Baen employs strong chiaroscuro, juxtaposing the brightly lit subject with a dark, curtained background that frames a blurred landscape, creating a pronounced contrast to draw focus to Johanna.

Jan de Baen, a pupil of Jacob Adriaensz Backer, painted this work during his time in The Hague (1660-1702), after previously working for Charles II of England during the monarch's Dutch exile.

This portrait reflects the Dutch Golden Age's emphasis on individual and familial status through detailed, symbolic portraiture, set against the broader backdrop of 17th-century Dutch artistic innovations.