Portrait of Josina Clara van Citters (1671-1753)
1699 - 1706
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
h 30cm × w 25cm × d 5.5cm
Classification
painting
Museum
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
About this artwork
Portret van Josina Clara van Citters (1671-1753), dochter van Josina Parduyn. Buste, naar links, in ovaal.
Art Historical Context
In the hallowed halls of the Rijksmuseum Godfried Schalcken'sPortrait of Josina Clara Citters (1671-1753)* the refined elegance of Dutch Golden Age portraiture. Painted between 1699 and 1706, this intimate oil-on-canvas work depicts Josina Clara, daughter of Josina Pardu, as a bust-length figure turned slightly to the left within an oval frame. At roughly 30 x 25 cm, its compact scale suggests it was a personal cabinet piece, cherished in a private home rather than a grand public display. Schalcken, a master of tenebrism influenced by Rembrandt and Gerrit Dou, excelled in dramatic light effec...
About the Artist
Godfried Schalcken · 1643–1706
Studied with Samuel van Hoogstraten in Dordrecht in 1656 and Gerrit Dou in Leiden. He returned to Dordrecht in 1665, where he was a standard-bearer with the arquebusiers. In 1679 he married Françoise van Dimen, of Breda, with whom he had seven children, six of whom died young. He was a guild member in The Hague in 1691, before leaving to spend several years in London, attracted by the success of h...