Artwork
Meisje uit Enkhuizen
Meisje uit Enkhuizen is an oil painting. It dates from 1550 and is held in the collection of the Rijksmuseum.
About this work
Subject & Meaning
The portrait showcases regional attire, likely characteristic of Enkhuizen, a Dutch town, emphasizing local identity and cultural heritage.
Meisje uit Enkhuizen depicts a young girl dressed in the traditional clothing of the Netherlands during the mid-sixteenth century. The portrait showcases regional attire, likely characteristic of Enkhuizen, a Dutch town, emphasizing local identity and cultural heritage. The girl’s modest yet elaborate costume, including a white cap, dark dress, and possibly a lace collar, serves as a visual record of Netherlandish dress customs of the period.
Symbolically, the work represents youth and innocence, while the detailed rendering of her attire underscores the social and economic status of the sitter’s community. As an anonymous portrait, it functions less as an individual likeness and more as a broader reflection of Dutch regional identity and daily life in the Renaissance era.
Technique & Style
Created in 1550, this anonymous portrait is executed in oil paint on a wooden panel. The work measures 42 cm in height and 29 cm in width. Stylistically, the painting functions as a genre portrait depicting a young girl dressed in traditional Dutch clothing.
The composition focuses entirely on the figure, utilizing the oil medium to render the details of her attire and features against the rigid support of the panel.
History & Provenance
The painting was created in 1550 as an anonymous portrait executed in oil on panel, depicting a girl in traditional Dutch dress. It entered the collection of the Rijksmuseum and the Bavarian State Painting Collections, where it remains today. The work was not commissioned and its authorship is attributed to an anonymous artist.
The painting Meisje uit Enkhuizen is held in the collections of both the Rijksmuseum and the Bavarian State Painting Collections. Created around 1550, this anonymous oil-on-panel portrait depicts a girl in traditional Dutch clothing. The work measures 42 cm in height and 29 cm in width.
Specific inventory or accession numbers for these institutions are not provided in the available records, nor is there documentation of a specific exhibition history for the piece.
Overview
The work is an oil painting titled Meisje uit Enkhuizen. It depicts a young woman in historical attire, set against a dark, unadorned background that emphasizes her figure. The composition centers on her, with a subtle play of light that models her face and shoulders.
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