Catharina van Hemessen (1527/28–after 1567), Antwerp, 1548, oil on panel — Catharina van Hemessen

Catharina van Hemessen. Painted 1548.

The self-assured Catharina van Hemessen signed and dated this portrait of an unknown woman. In large gilt letters, she inscribed in Latin ‘Catherina de Hemessen pinxit 1548,’ which translates as ‘Catharina van Hemessen painted this in 1548.’ Van Hemessen is the first Southern Netherlandish female painter by whom signed and dated works are known. This portrait is likely one of her earliest pieces.

From the collection of the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Currently on display in Main building, Middle Ages and Renaissance, Renaissance in the Netherlands.

oil paint (paint), panel · Original size: 15.2 × 23 cm · F.G.S. Baron van Brakell tot den Brakell Bequest, Arnhem

Print: 21 × 31.8 cm, printed on Hahnemühle FineArt archival cotton paper. Museum-grade reproduction quality, true to the colours and detail of the original work.

Frame (optional): a custom-made wooden frame in a matte black finish, cut to the exact dimensions of this print, with an off-white passe-partout mat and protective glazing. Ready to hang.

Source: https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/200110515. Image released under CC0 by the Rijksmuseum.