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Portrait of Cornelia Tedingh van Berckhout (1614-80)
Portrait of Cornelia Tedingh van Berckhout (1614-80) is an oil painting by the Dutch Golden Age artist Michiel Jansz van Mierevelt. It is held in the collection of the Rijksmuseum.
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Subject & Meaning
No additional symbolic elements, allegorical attributes, or specific iconographic details beyond the sitter herself are described in the available records.
The work depicts Cornelia Tedingh van Berckhout, a specific individual portrayed in a formal oil painting created in 1648 by Michiel Jansz. van Mierevelt. As a portrait, the primary function of the piece is to record the likeness and presence of its sitter, identified as the main subject. The painting serves as a historical document of Cornelia Tedingh van Berckhout, capturing her image during the mid-seventeenth century.
No additional symbolic elements, allegorical attributes, or specific iconographic details beyond the sitter herself are described in the available records.
Technique & Style
The portrait is executed in oil paint on panel, a support and medium combination characteristic of seventeenth-century Dutch portrait practice. The work measures 70.5 cm in height by 60.3 cm in width, a moderately sized panel suited to an intimate, half-length or bust-length likeness. The classification as a painting and the genre designation as portrait confirm the work's function as a formal commissioned likeness rather than a history piece or genre scene.
Beyond these documented material and dimensional facts, the available sources do not provide further detail on handling, condition, or stylistic qualities such as brushwork, palette, or compositional devices.
History & Provenance
Michiel Jansz. van Mierevelt executed this oil-on-panel portrait in 1648. The work depicts Cornelia Tedingh van Berckhout, who lived from 1614 to 1680. The painting is currently held in the collection of the Rijksmuseum, also known as the National Art Gallery of the Netherlands, where it remains part of the institution's holdings.
Legacy
The portrait of Cornelia Teding van Berckhout, painted by Michiel Jansz van Mierevelt in 1648, remains a significant example of Dutch Golden Age portraiture and is frequently cited in studies of 17th-century Dutch art. Its presence in the Rijksmuseum collection has contributed to ongoing scholarly attention to van Mierevelt’s role in shaping portrait conventions, though specific influence on later artists is not documented in the provided sources.
Overview
The 1648 oil painting by Michiel Jansz van Mierevelt portrays Cornelia Tedingh van Berckhout, a Dutch woman of the mid‑seventeenth century. Executed on canvas, the work exemplifies the portrait tradition of the Dutch Golden Age and is presently part of the Rijksmuseum’s collection.
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Artist
Michiel Janszoon (abbr. Jansz.) van Mierevelt (Dutch pronunciation:; also spelled Miereveld or Miereveldt; 1 May 1566 – 27 June 1641) was a Dutch painter and draftsman of the Dutch Golden Age.
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