Portrait of Catharina Jansdr. Tengnagel, wife of Andries Bicker
1642
oil
From the collection of Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden
1642
oil
From the collection of Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden
This painting shows a woman in a dark dress, holding a cloth in her hands. She wears a white ruffled collar and a head covering, with a black background behind her. The woman's face is painted with a serious expression, and her hands are folded together in front of her. The artist has used a range of colors to create a sense of depth and texture in the painting. The level of detail in the painting suggests that it is a portrait of a specific person. To learn more about this style of painting, you might want to look up the artist Bartholomeus van der Helst.
