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Jeanne Vergouwen

Portrait of Andries Rademaker, Notary, Displaying a Statuette
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Maker

Jeanne Vergouwen (Flemish, 1630-1714)

Title

Portrait of Andries Rademaker, Notary, Displaying a Statuette

Year

1656

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

oil paint

Supports

Geography

Place Made: Netherlands

Dimensions

34.1 x 26.7 cm (13 7/16 x 10 1/2 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of the Wunsch Foundation, Inc.

Object Number

1990.107

Type

Exhibition History

European Galleries
Sep 02, 2017

Label copy

Jeanne Vergouwen, the daughter of artists, was admitted to Antwerp’s painters’ guild in 1658. Skilled as a copyist, she also made original compositions, and may have launched her career with portraits of family members. Her subject here is Andries Rademaker, an Antwerp notary and art collector to whom she was related by marriage. Rademaker gazes directly at the viewer but gestures with pride toward a statuette of a guardian angel leading a child who is partially cropped at the painting’s edge. The sculpture appears to be made of alabaster, a white translucent mineral that was expertly carved during that time in specialized workshops in the Southern Netherlands.

Intermission
Dec 16, 2016 – Jul 02, 2017
The Facts of Life
Dutch Paintings from the 17th Century
Jun 24, 1988 – Oct 23, 1988

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Public Domain This object is in the Public Domain and available under a CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

Tombstone

Jeanne Vergouwen (Flemish, 1630-1714)
Portrait of Andries Rademaker, Notary, Displaying a Statuette, 1656
Oil on panel
34.1 x 26.7 cm (13 7/16 x 10 1/2 inches)
Gift of the Wunsch Foundation, Inc. 1990.107

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