Drie regentessen en de binnenmoeder van het leprozenhuis te Amsterdam
Medium
oil on panel
Dimensions
132; 189.5; 31.2
About this artwork
On loan from the City of Amsterdam
Art Historical Context
In the heart of Amsterdam's Dutch Golden Age, Werner van den Valkert's *Drie regentessen en de binnenmoeder van het leprozenhuis te Amsterdam* (1624) captures a moment of civic virtue. This oil-on-panel group portrait depicts three female regentesses—wealthy women who governed the city's lepers' asylum—and the institution's housekeeper, seated in a sober interior. Painted at 132 x 189.5 cm, it exemplifies the era's tradition of commemorating charitable overseers, much like later works by Rembrandt. On loan from the City of Amsterdam to the Rijksmuseum, it underscores the municipality's endurin...