Artwork
Woman with Text Panel
Woman with Text Panel is an unspecified painting by the Mannerist artist Unknown. It dates from 1555 and is held in the collection of the Rijksmuseum. This painting depicts a standing woman with her upper body bare, holding a small writing board.
About this work
Overview
This painting depicts a standing woman with her upper body bare, holding a small writing board. She is part of a series of four allegorical female figures.
Subject & Meaning
The woman may personify Arithmetica, representing mathematics. Her calm and serious expression adds to the enigmatic nature of the figure.
History & Provenance
The painting is one of a set of four allegorical representations, likely originally displayed together. The other works in the series are now dispersed or lost.
Context
The work is housed in the Rijksmuseum, which holds a collection of similar paintings from the same period.
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
