Portrait of Elizabeth Spiegel (Q60472942)

Label from: English (en)

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genre: portrait (Q134307)
artist: Dirck van Santvoort (Q420452)
collection: Cleveland Museum of Art (Q657415)
location: Cleveland Museum of Art (Q657415)
material used: oil paint (Q296955) panel (Q106857709)
location of final assembly: Netherlands (Q55)
depicts: girl (Q3031) recorder (Q187851)
instance of: painting (Q3305213)
RKDimages ID: 266023

catalog URL: https://clevelandart.org/art/1975.81

information from the Cleveland Museum of Art catalog

description: This painting belongs to a series of portraits representing the five senses and each depicting a daughter of a wealthy family from Amsterdam. This portrait of 11-year-old Elizabeth Spiegel, who holds a recorder in her hands, represents the sense of hearing. Her gown of costly satin and pearl ornaments proclaims her family's prosperity, and the imported ostrich feathers from Africa indicate Amsterdam's role as an international trade center.

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