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| Keywords: Hendrick Bloemaert - Portrait of a Wife - Walters 372496.jpg Double portraits of a husband and wife from middle-class families not just the aristocracy were more popular in the Dutch Republic than elsewhere in Europe in part because of the higher status of women Such portraits commissioned for the home honored family members by preserving their likenesses and reflecting their social positions through attire-here elegant but conservative costumes of silk and lace complemented by pearls from the East Indies Their body language suggests their respective roles The man's hand on his hip with elbow out expresses his assertive protective role towards his wife Hendrik was the son of the famous artist Abraham Bloemaert The father did no portraits thinking it no challenge to copy what was in front of him but Hendrik was known for his portraits as well as for religious and peasant subjects 1647 Baroque oil on panel cm 170 78 2 accession number 37 2496 2012 Justice James A Murnaghan Dublin Walters Art Museum from the Dr Francis D Murnaghan Fund Gift of the Dr Francis D Murnaghan Fund 1973 Going for Baroque The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1995-1996 place of origin Utrecht Netherlands Walters Art Museum license 2D Baroque paintings in the Walters Art Museum Hendrick Bloemaert Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review | ||||
