Isabella d'Este

Lucas Emil Vorsterman after Sir Peter Paul Rubens

Associated Names
Lucas Emil Vorsterman

Artist, Flemish, 1595 - 1675

Sir Peter Paul Rubens

Artist After, Flemish, 1577 - 1640

The image depicts a woman sitting, with her body slightly angled to the left. She has an oval face, arched eyebrows, and full lips. Her hair is voluminous and curly, styled in a complex way with tightly coiled ringlets framing her face and extending upward, topped with an ornate jeweled ornament. She wears a textured dress with intricate embroidery on the sleeves, ruffled lace at the cuffs and neck, and a fur stole draped over her shoulders. She holds a fan in her lap with both hands. She wears drop earrings and the background consists of a detailed curtain, possibly made of heavy fabric.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 42.7 × 32.2 cm (16 13/16 × 12 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1950.14.450


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

W. B. Dukes [d. 1942], London, (L.2757a); (Sotheby, London, sale July 8, 1942, no. 112); Hermann Marx [d. 1948], Surrey, (L.2816a); (Sotheby, London, sale May 24, 1948, no. 165); Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891 - 1979], Philadelphia, (L.1932d); gift to NGA, 1950.

Associated Names

Wikidata ID

Q58241677

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