Artwork
Young Woman with a Pearl Necklace
Young Woman with a Pearl Necklace is an oil painting by the Dutch Golden Age artist Willem Drost. It dates from 1654 and is held in the collection of the Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden.
About this work
Overview
Young Woman with a Pearl Necklace is a painting executed in oil on canvas by Dutch artist Willem Drost, created around 1654. It is a representative work of the Dutch Golden Age and is housed in the Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister.
Subject & Meaning
The painting depicts a woman wearing a red bodice and a pearl necklace, gazing directly at the viewer. The model is the same as in Drost's Bathsheba with King David's Letter, suggesting a possible reuse of a studio model.
History & Provenance
Initially documented as a copy of a Rembrandt, the painting was later attributed to Drost. It passed through various collections, including those of L. Lesser and Duveen Brothers in London, before being bequeathed to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in 1913 by B. Altman, where a similar Rembrandt painting is held.
Artist & collection
Artist
Willem Drost (baptized 19 April 1633 – buried 25 February 1659) was a Dutch Golden Age painter and printmaker of history paintings and portraits.
