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Portrait of a Woman with a Dog
Hendrik Gerritsz Potc. 1635
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
The unidentified sitter wears rich black fabric and a brown fur stole, a sheer white linen cap covers her head, an elaborate starched ruff rings her neck, her sleeves finish in <em>punto in aria</em> lace, and a prominent gold ring with a jewel appears on her right hand. The composition, weighted heavily to the right, implies a pendant portrait, yet to identified, probably depicting her husband.
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- Title: Portrait of a Woman with a Dog
- Creator: Hendrik Gerritsz. Pot (Dutch, c. 1585-1657)
- Date Created: c. 1635
- Physical Dimensions: Framed: 77 x 67 x 7 cm (30 5/16 x 26 3/8 x 2 3/4 in.); Unframed: 41.8 x 32 cm (16 7/16 x 12 5/8 in.)
- Provenance: Paul P. Demidoff, second Prince of San Donato, 1839-1885 (Florence, Italy); Jack Partridge (North Edgecomb, Maine), sold to Paul J. Vignos, Jr., 1959; Paul J. Vignos, Jr. (Gates Mills, Ohio), upon his death, held in trust by the estate; Estate of Paul J. Vignos, Jr.
- Type: Painting
- Rights: CC0
- External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/2011.47
- Medium: oil on wood
- Inscriptions: A painted dark oval appears on the reverse of the panel with the words "Galerie de San Donato," in light red paint. Another inscription can be seen (especially with IR) underneath the logo: "ripristinato da, Mno Luperini, nel 1875" (restored by Mr. Luperini in 1875).
- Fun Fact: The wooden box on the floor would have held a dish of glowing coals: an early space heater!
- Department: European Painting and Sculpture
- Culture: Netherlands, 17th century
- Credit Line: Bequest of Dr. Paul J. Vignos, Jr.
- Collection: P - Netherlandish-Dutch
- Accession Number: 2011.47
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