Artwork
Portrait of Jaapgen Caerlsdr
Portrait of Jaapgen Caerlsdr is an unspecified painting by the Dutch Golden Age artist Unknown. It dates from 1635 and is held in the collection of the Rijksmuseum. This portrait depicts a 70-year-old woman seated at a table, gazing directly forward.
About this work
The way her body tilts and the soft shadows in the folds of her cap make her face seem almost real, like she could speak.
A woman in a white cap and dark dress looks straight at you. Her hands rest on a table, one holding a folded paper.
She’s 70 years old here, from a well-known family in Leiden. The way her body tilts and the soft shadows in the folds of her cap make her face seem almost real, like she could speak. The artist probably painted her in Amsterdam in 1635, the same day she stood as a witness at her granddaughter’s baptism.
To see more faces like this, look up the Rijksmuseum.
Overview
This portrait depicts a 70-year-old woman seated at a table, gazing directly forward.
Subject & Meaning
The sitter, Jaapgen Caerlsdr, was from a prominent Leiden family; her father was a glazier. She was likely painted in Amsterdam in 1635, around the time she witnessed her granddaughter's baptism.
Technique & Style
The artist achieved a lifelike effect through the diagonal positioning of Jaapgen's upper body and the nuanced use of shadows, particularly in the folds of her cap.
Artist & collection
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