On-line gallery
- Reference number
- P01485
- Author
- Dyck, Anton van (Flemish),
- Title
- Unknown Lady
- Chronology
- Ca, 1628
- Technique
- Support
- Measures
- 106 cm x 75 cm
- School
- Theme
- Shown
- Yes
- Entrance
- COLECCION REAL
- Procedence
- Royal Collection
Wearing black, with a broad,
Spanish-style ruff collar and a
three-strand necklace that she
grasps in her right hand, this lady
is presented to the viewer as
serene and haughty.
The influence of Anthonis Mor
(1519-1576) on the conception of
this portrait is appreciable in its
verticality and its strictly black
background. While the model's
clothing is of an earlier style,
this work has been dated around
1628, coinciding with the last
portraits this artist painted in
Genoa. It has much in common with
those works, including the sober
palette, the solemn expression and
the profound psychological grasp of
the model.
The origins of this work are
unknown, but it is first documented
in Madrid's Alcázar Palace in 1686.
Location on the map
