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- Reference number
- P02114
- Author
- Mor, Anthonius (Dutch)
- Title
- Portrait of a Married Woman
- Chronology
- 1560-1565
- Technique
- Support
- Measures
- 100 cm x 80 cm
- School
- Theme
- Shown
- Yes
- Entrance
- COLECCION REAL
- Procedence
- Royal Collection
On the supposition that this work
is the pendant of Mor's
self-portrait at the National
Gallery of Art in Washington, it
was quickly identified with the
painter's wife, Metgen. Its style
led it to be dated in 1555, but
that date doesn't match the
clothing, which is of a somewhat
later style. This hypothesis is no
longer accepted, nor are other
later ones.
This work must have been painted as
a pair with a portrait of her
husband, as is suggested by her
gaze and the presence of a dog,
which symbolizes marital
faithfulness. Her dress denotes her
Flemish origin and her bourgeois
condition. The fact that she is
seated, like Mary Tudor [Cat. 2108]
illustrates how the bourgeoisie
used this type of portrait
associated with nobility.
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