Portrait of a Seated Woman

Portrait of a Seated Woman
ArtistNicolaes Maes
Year17th century (1653-1693)
Catalogue888
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions112.5 cm × 91.5 cm (44.3 in × 36 in)
LocationRoyal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp, Antwerp

Portrait of a Seated Woman is an oil-on-canvas painting by Dutch painter Nicolaes Maes. Its date of execution is unknown. It measures 112.5 x 91.5 cm,[1] and is currently housed at the Royal Museum of Fine Arts in Antwerp.[1]

Maes, a pupil of Rembrandt,[2] started his career as a painter of biblical and mythological subjects, genre paintings and portraits.[3] His first recorded painting dates to 1653.[3] He died in 1693.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Portrait of a woman". Flemish Art Collection. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  2. ^ Nicolaes Maes, Portrait of a man at the Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid
  3. ^ a b Nicolaes Maes at Sphinx Fine Art
  4. ^ Nicolaes Maes at the Netherlands Institute for Art History (in Dutch)
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