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Lady with a Yellow Flower

Lady with a Yellow Flower is an oil painting by the Early Baroque Italian artist Adriaen van Cronenburg. It dates from 1567 and is held in the collection of the Museo del Prado.
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Subject & Meaning
Van Cronenburg’s rendering emphasizes the sitter’s modest demeanor while the bright blossom draws attention to her social status and moral character.
The portrait depicts a young woman wearing a hat adorned with a yellow flower, a motif that symbolizes fertility and marital virtue in 16th‑century Netherlandish iconography. Van Cronenburg’s rendering emphasizes the sitter’s modest demeanor while the bright blossom draws attention to her social status and moral character. The work is housed in the Museo del Prado, where it is classified as a portrait painted in oil on panel in 1567.
Technique & Style
Adriaen van Cronenburg's Lady with a Yellow Flower, executed in 1567, is an oil painting on a panel support. The work measures 107 cm in height and 79 cm in width. As a portrait, the piece depicts a figure wearing a hat, rendered through the handling of oil paint typical of the genre. The painting is currently held in the collection of the Museo del Prado.
History & Provenance
Lady with a Yellow Flower is an oil painting on panel created by the artist Adriaen van Cronenburg. The work was completed in 1567 and depicts a portrait of a woman wearing a hat. Currently, the painting is held in the collection of the Museo del Prado, where it remains part of the institution's holdings.
No specific details regarding the original commission, earlier ownership history, or the chain of custody prior to its arrival at the museum are provided in the available records.
The painting Lady with a Yellow Flower by Adriaen van Cronenburg is held in the collection of the Museo del Prado in Madrid. Created in 1567, the work is executed in oil on panel and measures 107 cm in height by 79 cm in width. While the artwork is part of the museum's permanent holdings, the available records do not list specific inventory accession numbers or detail a history of public exhibitions for this piece.
Overview
Adriën van Cronenburg’s 1567 oil portrait, titled Lady with a Yellow Flower, presents a seated woman against a muted backdrop. The composition is modest in scale yet conveys a sense of poise, with the sitter holding a delicate blossom and a feathered hat in her other hand. The work resides in the collection of the Museo del Prado.
Context
Although the painting is rooted in the Northern tradition, it reflects early Baroque influences spreading from Italy, evident in its compositional clarity and restrained elegance. Cronenburg’s work aligns with the mid‑16th‑century Dutch trend of individualized portraiture that emphasized personal virtue and social rank.
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Artist
Adriaen van Cronenburg (also Cronenburgh, Cronenburch) (Schagen, c. 1525 – Bergum, after 1604) was a Northern Netherlandish painter. He produced mainly portraits. Cronenburg was active between about 1547 and 1590,…














