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Portrait of Anna Splinter, wife of Johan Hulshout (1623–1687)
Portrait of Anna Splinter, wife of Johan Hulshout (1623–1687) is an oil painting by the Dutch Golden Age artist Pieter Cornelisz. van Slingelandt. It dates from 1674 and is held in the collection of the National Gallery of Ireland. Created in 1674 by Pieter Cornelisz.
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Subject & Meaning
Its composition reflects contemporary Dutch domestic ideals and the sitter's social standing within her marriage.
The painting depicts Anna Splinter, wife of Johan Hulshout, shown with a dog on a balcony, wearing pearl jewelry and lace, symbols of marital status and prosperity in 17th-century Dutch portraiture. The work was painted by Pieter Cornelisz. van Slingelandt in 1674 and is part of the National Gallery of Ireland's collection. Its composition reflects contemporary Dutch domestic ideals and the sitter's social standing within her marriage.
Technique & Style
Executed in 1674, this portrait is an oil painting on panel. The work measures 36.8 cm in height and 29.5 cm in width. Stylistically, the composition features a woman accompanied by a dog, situated near a balcony.
The artist rendered fine details in the subject's attire, specifically depicting lace and pearls. These elements combine to create a formal likeness characteristic of the genre.
History & Provenance
The painting was created in 1674 by Pieter Cornelisz. van Slingelandt as a portrait of Anna Splinter, the wife of Johan Hulshout. It was commissioned within the couple's household and remained in the possession of Johan Hulshout and later Daniël Hooft Jzn. before entering the collection of the National Gallery of Ireland, where it is currently housed.
The portrait is held by the National Gallery of Ireland, which is listed as both its collection and its location.
Earlier ownership traces to Johan Hulshout, the sitter's husband, and to Daniël Hooft Jzn., as recorded in the provenance data.
No accession number or exhibition history is documented in the available sources.
Overview
Created in 1674 by Pieter Cornelisz. van Slingelandt, this oil portrait presents Anna Splinter, the spouse of Johan Hulshout. Executed in the refined manner of Leiden’s fijnschilders, the work captures a domestic interior illuminated by subdued lighting. The composition balances the sitter’s poised figure with a resting dog, set against a darkened room that opens onto a balcony with a view of trees.
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Artist
Pieter Cornelisz. van Slingelandt
Pieter Cornelisz van Slingelandt (20 October 1640 – 7 November 1691) was a Dutch Golden Age portrait painter who had been a pupil of Gerard Dou and is known as one of Leiden's fijnschilders.
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