Sujet

Portrait of a Woman with a Pomander, 1563. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

Portrait of a Woman with a Pomander, 1563. This woman’s affluence is seen in her embroidered cap, pearl necklace, and the gold chain from which hangs a pierced metal container, or pomander. Pomanders held sweet-smelling herbs or perfumes to combat the foul smells generated by limited personal hygiene. The arm of the chair upon which her hand rests appears to be decorated with a hexagram. In the sixteen century a hexagram might be used by Christians, Jews, and Muslim alike; the symbol only started to be identified more exclusively with Jews as the "Star of David" in the following century.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM23B16_107

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

50,8Mo (897,4Ko) / 30,3cm x 42,0cm / 3580 x 4960 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Europe portrait standing woman women woman people black hat red fashion arts painting class art clothes museum Flanders Belgium color bonnet dress century material textiles middle class coat fabric sleeves sleeve cloth clothing textile concept APPAREL one person velvet middle-class oil Painting Colour Flemish 16th century sixteenth century social class TGN portrait Unknown oil on panel ladieswear black colour Walters Art Museum 1560s Heritage Art oil on panel women's wear womenswear pomander clothing & dress fashion & clothing