Portrait of a young woman holding a fan

Giovanni Battista Moroni (c. 1520-1579), Bergamo, c. 1575, oil on canvas

Much of Moroni’s career was passed in the provincial town of Bergamo in North Italy. He specialized in portraiture. The directness and warm sympathy with which he portrayed his sitters, whatever their rank, places him among the foremost practitioners of his age. This woman’s sumptuous clothing and costly jewels proclaim her social status, but there is alas no clue to her identity.

Artwork typepainting
Object numberSK-A-3036
Dimensionsdepth 7.5 cm, height 73.5 cm x width 65 cm
Physical characteristicsolieverf op doek

Identification

Title(s)
- Portrait of a young woman holding a fan
- Portrait of a young Woman
Object type
Object number
SK-A-3036
Description
Much of Moroni’s career was passed in the provincial town of Bergamo in North Italy. He specialized in portraiture. The directness and warm sympathy with which he portrayed his sitters, whatever their rank, places him among the foremost practitioners of his age. This woman’s sumptuous clothing and costly jewels proclaim her social status, but there is alas no clue to her identity.
Catalogue reference
'Renaissance juweel', De Rijksmuseum Kunstkrant 19 (1994) nr. 5, p. 8-9.

Creation

Creation
- painter: Giambattista Moroni, Bergamo
- painter: Giambattista Moroni
Dating
1560 - 1578
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Material and technique

Physcial description
olieverf op doek
Material
Technique
Dimensions
- depth 7.5 cm
- height 73.5 cm x width 65 cm

This work is about

Subject

Acquisition and rights

Credit line
Purchased with the support of the Vereniging Rembrandt
Acquisition
purchase 1925
Ownership
Copyright
Public domain

Documentation

'Renaissance juweel', De Rijksmuseum Kunstkrant 19 (1994) nr. 5, p. 8-9.

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