Portrait of a Noblewoman, Probably Isabella of Portugal (1397–1472)
Medium
Oil on wood
Dimensions
Overall 13 5/8 x 10 5/8 in. (34.6 x 27 cm), with added strips of 1/8 in. (0.3 cm) at each side
Classification
Paintings
Department
European Paintings
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of Mary Stillman Harkness, 1950
Accession Number
50.145.15
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About this artwork
This portrait depicts a noblewoman now generally identified as Isabella of Portugal (1397-1472), third wife of Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy, painted by an anonymous Netherlandish artist between 1430 and 1469. The work measures approximately fourteen by eleven inches in oil on wood panel, presenting the sitter in three-quarter view wearing the elaborate headdress and luxurious costume befitting her royal status. The painting exemplifies the Northern Renaissance portrait tradition with its me...