1656
oil
panel
From the collection of Städel Museum
Dominant colour
Portrait of a Woman (Städel) is a 1656 oil by Bartholomeus van der Helst, a Dutch Golden Age work, depicting Woman, held at Städel Museum.
This portrait features a woman with a white collar and black dress, her hands clasped in front of her. Her dark hair is pulled back, and she wears a subtle expression. The painting's use of chiaroscuro creates a sense of depth, with the woman's face and hands illuminated against a darker background. The artist's attention to detail and use of light and shadow draw the viewer's eye to the subject. To learn more about the artist's technique, look up chiaroscuro.
Bartholomeus van der Helst (1613 – buried 16 December 1670) was a Dutch painter. Considered to be one of the leading portrait painters of the Dutch Golden Age, his elegant portraits gained him the patronage of…
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