Lady Seen from Behind

Pieter Jansz Quast

Associated Names
Pieter Jansz Quast

Artist, Dutch, 1606 - 1647

The image is a sketch depicting a full-length view of a person from behind. The person is standing upright, with their arms slightly raised. Their hair is styled with an intricate arrangement of curls cascading down the back of their head. They are wearing long, flowing garments with folds and pleats that cover their body down to their feet, including large, voluminous sleeves and a cape draped over the shoulders. No jewelry or objects are visible on the person. The background is plain and unadorned.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    graphite on vellum

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    overall (approximate): 19.6 x 15.2 cm (7 11/16 x 6 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1981.92.2


Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1981

  • Sotheby's, cat.no.336, Amsterdam: 11/16/81, 7.

Inscriptions

in later hand, upper right in brown ink: 31

Wikidata ID

Q64619654

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