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Portrait of Jacomina Claesdr van Ruyven (died 1509), Wife of Arent Franckensz van der Meer
anonymous, c. 1550 - c. 1560
Portret van Jacomina Claesdr. van Ruyven, gezegd Tetrode (gest. 1509), echtgenote van Arent Franckensz van der Meer. Buste naar links met een witte hoofddoek, een rozenkrans in de rechterhand. Met integrale lijst. Pendant van SK-A-4715.
- Artwork typepainting
- Object numberSK-A-4716
- Dimensionspainted surface: height 36.2 cm x width 25 cm, support: height 43.1 cm x height 46.2 cm x width 31.5 cm x depth 4.3 cm
- Physical characteristicsoil on panel
Identification
Title(s)
Portrait of Jacomina Claesdr van Ruyven (died 1509), Wife of Arent Franckensz van der Meer
Object type
Object number
SK-A-4716
Description
Portret van Jacomina Claesdr. van Ruyven, gezegd Tetrode (gest. 1509), echtgenote van Arent Franckensz van der Meer. Buste naar links met een witte hoofddoek, een rozenkrans in de rechterhand. Met integrale lijst. Pendant van SK-A-4715.
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Creation
Creation
- painter: anonymous, Noord-Nederland
- painter: Master of Alkmaar [rejected attribution]
Dating
c. 1550 - c. 1560
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Material and technique
Physical description
oil on panel
Dimensions
- painted surface: height 36.2 cm x width 25 cm
- support: height 43.1 cm x height 46.2 cm x width 31.5 cm x depth 4.3 cm
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Person
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Acquisition and rights
Acquisition
- purchase 1979-05
- interne vervaardiging 1979-05
Copyright
Provenance
See the provenance for SK-A-4715.
Remarks
Please note that this provenance was formulated with a special focus on provenance research for the years 1933-45 and could therefore be incomplete. There may be more (mostly earlier) provenance information known in the museum. In case this item has an uncertain or incomplete provenance for the years 1933-45, the Rijksmuseum welcomes information and assistance in the investigation and clarification of the provenance of all works during that era.
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anonymous
Portrait of Jacomina Claesdr van Ruyven (?-1509)
c. 1550 - c. 1560
Technical notes
The arched support and the frame are made of a single piece of vertically grained oak. At the top of the reverse there is an old and possibly original hanging eye. Dendrochronology has shown that the plank is made from the same tree as the panel used for the pendant (SK-A-4715), and that the youngest heartwood ring was formed in 1538. The panel could have been ready for use by 1549, but a date in or after 1563 is more likely. The panel was covered with a light-coloured ground, which was applied to the whole surface including the frame. The rather schematic underdrawing, which is visible to the naked eye as well as with infrared reflectography, was executed with a dry material, probably black chalk, and may have been made with the aid of a cartoon (fig. a). It consists of contour lines for the fingers and the shape of the head, with schematic indications for the nose, mouth and eyes. The face was reserved, and the upper part of the woman’s left hand was painted on top of the dark garment. The paint layers are thin and transparent.
Scientific examination and reports
- condition report: M. van de Laar, RMA, 22 februari 2006
- infrared reflectography: M. Wolters / M. Leeflang [2], RKD/RMA, no. RKDG371a, 11 april 2006
- dendrochronology: P. Klein, RMA, 26 juni 2006
Condition
Fair. The paint layers of the flesh tones are abraded.
Conservation
- M. Zeldenrust, 1979: complete restoration
Original framing
See SK-A-4715.
Provenance
See the provenance for SK-A-4715.
Object number: SK-A-4716
The artist
Biography
Anonymous, northern Netherlands
Entry
See the entry on SK-A-4715.
Literature
See SK-A-4715.
Collection catalogues
See SK-A-4715.
Citation
M. Leeflang, 2010, 'anonymous, Portrait of Jacomina Claesdr van Ruyven (?-1509), Noord-Nederland, c. 1550 - c. 1560', in Cat. 15e en 16e eeuwse Nederlandse Schilderijen, online coll. cat. Amsterdam: https://data.rijksmuseum.nl/20028357
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