Portret van een vrouw
1710 - 1730
Medium
ivory
Dimensions
2.5; 2.4; 0.3; 3.4; 2.8
About this artwork
height 2.8 cm x width 2.4 cm
Art Historical Context
Nestled in the Rijksmuseum's collection, *Portret van een vrouw (Portrait of a Woman is a delicate anonymous miniature from 1710–1730, crafted from ivory and measuring just 2. cm high by 2.4 cm wide. This tiny gem exemplifies the intimate portraiture popular in early 18th-century Europe, in the Netherlands, where such works served as cherished personal keepsakes—often worn as lockets, pinned to clothing, or tucked into pockets as tokens of affection or remembrance. Ivory's smooth, luminous surface was prized for miniatures like this, allowing artists to achieve a soft, translucent glow throug...
About the Artist
anonymous
In the vast tapestry of art history, "Anonymous" stands not as a singular individual but as a collective designation for countless unidentified creators whose works have endured across millennia. These artists, spanning prehistoric cave painters to medieval illuminators and folk craftsmen, produced the foundational layers of human visual culture. Prior to the Renaissance, when individual fame emer...