Collection

Portrait of an Unknown Woman

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  • Portrait of an Unknown Woman 2
  • Portrait of an Unknown Woman 3
Basic information
ID
Ж-1100
Author
unknown
Name
Portrait of an Unknown Woman
Date of creation
18th c.
Technique
oil painting
Material
canvas oil
Dimensions (height x width, cm)
75 x 60
Information about author
Author
unknown
Artist's lifetime
1638–1709
Country
Holland
Biography
Мейндерт Гоббема – один із основних представників пейзажного живопису в Амстердамі другої половини XVII століття. У 1659-му році він познайомився з пейзажистом Якобом ван Руйсдаелем та розпочав у нього навчання, яке стало вирішальним у формуванні стилю митця. На початку кар’єри Гоббема наслідував манеру вчителя, однак згодом відійшов від похмурої атмосфери його робіт у бік яскравіших колірних рішень. Спеціалізацією художника стали лісові пейзажі, краєвиди з дорогами, ставками і водяними млинами.
Object description
The half-length portrait image of a young woman is made in the tradition of secular portrait painting of the 18th century. Stylistic changes in the Ukrainian portraiture were in line with the trends of European painting. Images of fashionable dandies began to appear alongside the figures of courageous men with stern faces, as well as unemotional and restrained women on the canvases were replaced by ladies slightly smiling. The image of an unknown lady reveals an emotional color and expression, along with the inner world of the portrayed. The woman is depicted in a light low-necked dress and an ash wig decorated with flowers. On her neck, there is a fashionable for the Rococo period black ribbon (tour de gorge), which was worn by women to hide their age. A red cape lined with fur serves as a bright accent in the painting and complements the rose on the dress.