Keywords: Helst - Daam mustas.jpg Artwork Creator Bartholomeus van der Helst Lady in Black c 1640 oil canvas cm 97 0 82 0 Kadrioru kunstimuuseum accession number EKM VM 907 object history ProvenanceEvent 1983 acquisition the Art Museum of Estonia Heinrich von Dehn credit line The unknown lady in the painting was most likely a member of the elite of the city of Amsterdam She is dressed appropriately for a respected citizen wearing a black silk dress decorated with white lace This kind of lace was in vogue in the Netherlands in the 1640s and is therefore known in fashion history as Dutch lace even though it was actually produced in Flanders The attire jewellery and an Oriental fashion item “ a fan made of ostrich feathers in the lady's right hand “ inform the viewer of the high status of the depicted person The painting originally formed a pair with the portrait of the lady's husband both having been made in celebration of their marriage Tänaseks tundmatuks jäänud daam pärineb arvatavasti samuti Amsterdami linna eliidi hulgast Ta on riietatud lugupeetud kodanikule sobilikult valge pitsiga kaunistatud musta siidkleiti Selline pits oli moes Hollandis 1640 aastatel ning kannab moeajaloos seetõttu Hollandi pitsi nime olgugi et seda valmistati Flandrias KostĂĽĂĽm väärisehted ja orientaalne moevidin “ jaanalinnusulgedest lehvik mida daam oma paremas käes hoiab “ teavitavad vaatajat portreteeritu staatusest Maalil on algselt olnud ka paarik “ daami abikaasa portree “ ning need on lastud teha abiellumise tähistamiseks http //digikogu ekm ee/vana/oid-998 Art Museum of Estonia's Digital Archive PD-old-100 Bartholomeus van der Helst 1640s portrait paintings Oil paintings of women Portrait paintings of women unidentified people Females with black dresses in art 17th-century portrait paintings location missing Portraits with fans 1640s dresses Curly hair in art female Kadriorg Art Museum |