Portrait of Lysbeth van Duvenvoirde

anonymous, anoniem, anoniem, anonymous, c. 1430

‘Long have I yearned for the man who would open his heart.’ With these words, inscribed in Middle Dutch on the S-shaped banderole, Lysbeth van Duvenvoirde expressed her feelings for her husband. She was from a noble Dutch family and married the knight Simon van Adrichem in 1430. In this portrait she is wearing her wedding jewellery: a necklace, five rings, and a belt with little bells.

  • Artwork typepainting, diptych
  • Object numberSK-C-1454
  • Dimensionssupport: height 32 cm x width 20 cm, frame: height 42 cm x width 29.3 cm x thickness 5.9 cm
  • Physical characteristicsoil on parchment mounted on plexiglass