Lady with a Plume
Attributedattributed to
Govaert Flinck
(Dutch, 1615 - 1660)
Formerformerly attributed to the school of
Rembrandt van Rijn
(Dutch, 1606 - 1669)
Collections
ClassificationsPAINTINGS
Date1636
Mediumoil on panel
Dimensions25 1/2 x 20 in. (64.8 x 50.8 cm.)
Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens. Adele S. Browning Memorial Collection. Gift of Mildred Browning Green and Honorable Lucius Peyton Green. Photography © 2015 Fredrik Nilsen, courtesy of The Huntington.
Label TextThis painting features the rich and exotic nature of the subject. The delicacy of the lady’s complexion, hair, transparent veil, and shawl contrasts with the hard luminosity of her elaborate jewelry. Rather than the picture of an identifiable sitter, this type of portrait-like painting was known as a tronie—a genre pioneered by Rembrandt, Flinck’s teacher—in which the subject wears rich antique or foreign costume.Status
Not on viewObject number78.20.24
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ca.1774-1775
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