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Portrait of a Young Woman

1630 · Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna

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Hundreds of conservative portraits dating from the first half of the seventeenth century follow the patterns employed by Van Miereveld and the artists he influenced, such as Jan van Ravesteyn in The Hague and Paulus Morelsee in Utrecht. Van Miereveld's reputation rested not upon invention or painterly effects but upon fidelity to appearance and exceptional craftsmanship. The identity of the sitter is not known.

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Portrait of a Young Woman

About the Artist

Michiel Jansz. van Miereveld

1567 – 1641

Miereveld or Mierevelt, Dutch portrait painter, active mainly in his native Delft. In 1625 in The Hague he became Painter of the Princes of Orange. His portraits are mostly small in size, often busts only. They are dull and repetitive, but meticulously crafted and of great value as historical records. He was highly successful and enormously prolific. It is reported that Miereveld himself estimated that he made about 10.000 portraits.

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