Flower Painter Maria van Oosterwijck

Wallerant Vaillant (signed by artist), 1671

Maria van Oosterwijck is portrayed here as a pious and accomplished artist. The palette and brushes allude to her profession, while the Bible symbolizes her virtue and piety. Van Oosterwijck’s flower still lifes garnered her fame at home and abroad. Her work could be found in the art collections of Emperor Leopold I, Louis XIV, and the English royal couple William III and Mary Stuart.

  • Artwork typepainting
  • Object numberSK-A-1292
  • Dimensionssupport: height 96 cm x width 77.8 cm
  • Physical characteristicsoil on canvas

Identification

  • Title(s)

    • Flower Painter Maria van Oosterwijck
    • Portrait of Maria van Oosterwijck (1630-1693)

  • Object type

  • Object number

    SK-A-1292

  • Description

    Portret van Maria van Oosterwijck (1630-1693), bloemschilderes. Kniestuk, zittend op een stoel met een opengeslagen boek op schoot, palet en penselen in de linkerhand.

  • Inscriptions / marks

    signature and date, bottom left: ‘W vaillant 1671’

  • Part of catalogue

Creation

  • Creation

    painter: Wallerant Vaillant (signed by artist)

  • Dating

    1671

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    oil on canvas

  • Dimensions

    support: height 96 cm x width 77.8 cm

This work is about

  • Person

  • Subject

Acquisition and rights

  • Acquisition

    purchase 1885

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • Provenance

    …; collection Pieter verLoren van Themaat (1830-1885), Utrecht;{NHA, ARS, Kop., inv. 289, p. 76, no. 171 (2 January 1886).} his sale, Amsterdam (F. Muller et al.), 30 October 1885, no. 98, fl. 569.25, to De Vries, for the museum{NHA, ARS, IS, inv. 165, no. 465 (13 November 1885); NHA, ARS, Kop., inv. 289, p. 76, no. 171 (2 January 1886).}

Documentation

    • C.L. van de Leer, 'Constantijn Huygens of Hofwijck', in: Historisch Voorburg 2 (1996) nr. 2, p. 53-55.
    • R. Lindenburg, "Peerel van de doeck", in: O.K. Kunstschrift 22 (1978) nr. 4, p. 154, afb. 9
    • J. B. A. Renckens, 'Een portret van de schilderes Maria van Oostenrijk...', in: Oud Holland (1959), p. 237 + afb.
    • Rijksmuseum Kunstkrant vol. 9, okt. 1982
    • M. Vandalle, 'Les Frères Vaillant', in: Rev. belge d'archéologie et d'histoire de l'art VII (1937), p. 348
    • A. Czobor, in: Oud Holland (1958), p. 244, afb. 3

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