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Portret van een meisje met pijl en boog

Samuel van Hoogstraten

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Portret van een meisje met pijl en boog

Samuel van Hoogstraten

Van Hoogstraten painted this elegant portrait a few years before his death in Dordrecht. Little remains to remind us of his teacher, Rembrandt.

Van Hoogstraten painted this elegant portrait a few years before his death in Dordrecht. Little remains to remind us of his teacher, Rembrandt.

Year
1676
Location
Dordrecht
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
102 x 82,5 cm
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In a glossy satin dress, a girl looks at us confidently as she takes an arrow and readies her bow. Like a young goddess of the hunt, she stands with her dog in a landscape. Who is she? She likely came from Dordrecht, where there was a long tradition of lavish and colorful ‘hunting portraits’—from Cuyp to Maes—that emphasized the family’s status and wealth.