Hoofd van een jonge vrouw met een sluier

About this artwork

…; collection Johannes Kneppelhout (1814-85), Oosterbeek, Huis Hemelsche Berg;{Note RMA.} ? his brother, K.J.F.C. Kneppelhout (1818-85), Lord van Sterkenburg en Hoekenburg Driebergen, castle Sterkenburg; ? his son, Cornelis Johannes Kneppelhout, (1856-1938), Lord van Sterkenburg, Jersey; his daughter, Suzanna Elisabeth Kneppelhout (1889-1970), Doorn; from whom, fl. 35, to the museum, with support from the F.G. Waller fonds, 1957

About the Artist

Agostino Carracci · 1557–1602

Agostino left his profession as a tailor to become an artist. His earliest works were engravings, which was an extremely profitable practice and he was famed for having attained new heights of perfection. He was also a skilled painter and collaborated with his famous relations on various commisions. Comment on works: Religious; Portraits.