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Portraits of a Man and a Woman framed with two ornamental frieze miniatures with shell motif and a Triumph of Amphitrite

Pieter Cornelisz. van Slingelandt

Portraits of a Man and a Woman framed with two ornamental frieze miniatures with shell motif and a Triumph of Amphitrite, by Pieter Cornelisz. van Slingelandt, oil
Portraits of a Man and a Woman framed with two ornamental frieze miniatures with shell motif and a Triumph of Amphitrite, by Pieter Cornelisz. van Slingelandt, oil

Portraits of a Man and a Woman framed with two ornamental frieze miniatures with shell motif and a Triumph of Amphitrite is an oil painting by the Dutch Golden Age artist Pieter Cornelisz. van Slingelandt. It is held in the collection of the Rijksmuseum. Created in 1696, this copper panel by Pieter Cornelisz.

About this work

Technique & Style

The surfaces display the fine detail characteristic of late seventeenth-century Dutch miniature painting on metal.

This composite work consists of five individual paintings executed in oil paint on copper supports. The ensemble unites two portrait miniatures depicting a man and a woman with three additional ornamental scenes, including a Triumph of Amphitrite and two friezes featuring shell motifs. The pieces are framed together to form a single decorative unit.

The surfaces display the fine detail characteristic of late seventeenth-century Dutch miniature painting on metal. The total assembly measures 19.3 cm in height and 17 cm in width.

History & Provenance

Created in 1690, this ensemble of five paintings on copper was executed by Pieter Cornelisz. van Slingelandt, with contributions from Willem van Mieris. The work, which includes portraits of a man and a woman alongside ornamental friezes and a depiction of the Triumph of Amphitrite, was historically owned by Gijsbert de Clercq. The pieces are currently held in the collection of the Rijksmuseum.

Overview

Created in 1696, this copper panel by Pieter Cornelisz. van Slingelandt presents two oval portraits, a man and a woman, set within an elaborate decorative framework. The composition combines the intimate likenesses with ornamental friezes featuring shell motifs and a lower panel illustrating a mythological scene identified as the Triumph of Amphitrite. The work belongs to the collection of the Rijksmuseum.

Subject & Meaning

The central figures are a gentleman and a lady, rendered in the refined manner typical of Dutch portraiture. The man is shown with long hair, a brown jacket over a white shirt, while the woman wears a brown dress with a white collar and a red necklace, her dark hair gathered back. The surrounding mythological tableau may allude to marital harmony or status, linking the sitters to the sea‑goddess Amphitrite’s celebratory procession.

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Artist & collection

Portrait of Pieter Cornelisz. van Slingelandt

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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Portraits of a Man and a Woman framed with two ornamental frieze miniatures with shell motif and a Triumph of Amphitrite was painted by Pieter Cornelisz. van Slingelandt in 1690-01-01.

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