A Portrait of a Woman
<p>Jan de Bray used finely pointed red and black chalk in alternation to describe the facial features of middle-aged residents of the city of Haarlem. He also captured the distinctive features of their clothing, such as buttons, pleats, seams, and the stiffly pressed lace of their elaborate collars.</p>
Catalogue
- Year
- 1650
- Dimensions
- 16.4 × 12.8 cm (6 1/2 × 5 1/16 in.)
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Artist
- Jan de Bray
Artist
Painting
Jan de Bray was a Dutch Golden Age painter. He lived and worked in Haarlem until the age of 60, when he went bankrupt and moved to Amsterdam.
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- Jan de Bray
- Year
- 1650
- Dimensions
- 16.4 × 12.8 cm (6 1/2 × 5 1/16 in.)
- Watts ID
- WW-1650-123006
Source
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Source
- aic
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified