Portrait of a Girl
1650
oil
canvas
From the collection of Philadelphia Museum of Art
1650
oil
canvas
From the collection of Philadelphia Museum of Art
Portrait of a Girl is a 1650 oil by Jacob van Oost, a Flemish Baroque painting work, held at Philadelphia Museum of Art.
The painting depicts a young girl dressed in a white dress with red sleeves and a white head covering. She wears a pearl necklace and has her hands clasped together in front of her, with a pearl bracelet on her right wrist. The girl's attire and the pearl jewelry suggest that she may be from a wealthy family. The painting's style and the use of oil paint on canvas are typical of 17th-century European portraiture. To learn more about the artist's technique, explore the use of chiaroscuro in his work.
Jacob van Oost or Jacob van Oost the Elder (1603–1671) was a Flemish painter of history paintings and portraits.
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