Iacoba of Baden

This is a great example of companion portraits of couples. These portraits are executed by employing a number of stylistic features that we also encounter in the portraits of Duke Wilhelm IV and his wife, Jacoba: the endeavour to present each member as a distinct individuality, while preserving the unity of the couple, the contrast between the dark complexion of the man and the white, enamel-like countenance of the lady, in the case of three-quarter presentation, the spouses turn their face to each other, albeit their eyes do not meet. The portraits are conceived, as if they were a single painting, split down the middle, with a very well realized continuity of presentation. ©Dana Roxana Hrib, European Art Gallery Guidebook, Second edition, Sibiu 2011.