Jacob Adriaensz. Backer, Portrait of a Woman
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Jacob Adriaensz. Backer

Portrait of a Woman

about 1647

Current Collection

J. Paul Getty Museum

Los Angeles, United States

Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
95.3 × 74.9 cm
Status
In Museum Collection
Collect24 Art ID
C24-136441

A woman poses in front of a parapet, over which an Oriental carpet hangs. She wears a dress of luxurious, heavily brocaded fabric with a daring neckline. Strings of pearls wrap across her shoulders, wrist, and around her headpiece. Her face and chest are brightly lit, and she looks out at the viewer with an assertive gaze. Although her identity is unknown, she is obviously a woman of status and wealth. Jacob Adriaensz. Backer derived the woman's pose from Rembrandt, whose work greatly influenced him.

Provenance

Gift of J. Paul Getty

Registry history

  • about 1647 — Recorded in the collection of J. Paul Getty Museum

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