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Portrait of a Two-Year Old Girl
Jan Cornelisz van Loenen1636
Hallwyl Museum
Stockholm, Sweden
The girl is probably of the Reiniers family in Utrecht where Van Loenen worked as a portrait artist for a number of years. Originally from Grenoble in France, van Loenen studied in Italy and then settled in Utrecht. He mostly painted religious subjects and portraits. Surviving works of his are relatively uncommon. This painting ranks as one his more significant works.
It is signed: Anno 1636 Aetat (is) 2.
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- Title: Portrait of a Two-Year Old Girl
- Creator: Jan Cornelisz van Loenen
- Creator Nationality: Dutch
- Creator Gender: Male
- Creator Birth Place: Grenoble
- Date Created: 1636
- Tags: Dutch
- Provenance: Collection J. van de Ksteele, Haag 1903, Frederik Müller & Cie., Amsterdam 1906, Bukowskis, Stockholm, Wilhelmina von Hallwyl, Stockholm 1906
- Physical Dimensions: w450 x h560 mm (Without frame)
- Painter: Jan Cornelisz van Loenen
- Artist info: Jan Cornelisz. Van Loenen was born in Grenoble and it is known that he was active in Italy and in different Dutch cities before settling down in Utrecht. There are few remaining work by him but it is known that he painted not only portraits but also religious and mythological motifs.
- Type: Oil on panel
- External Link: Image DIG 4499
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