Staande vrouw
Gilles Neyts
1633 - 1687
Medium
brush
Dimensions
48; 43
About this artwork
hoogte 43 mm x breedte 48 mm
Art Historical Context
This delicate miniature, titled *Staande vrouw* (Standing Woman), was created by Flemish artist Gilles Neyts between 1633 and 1687. Executed with a brush on a surface measuring just 43 by 48 millimeters, the work exemplifies the intimate scale often favored for private studies or collector’s cabinets during the Baroque era. Its tiny format invites close viewing, revealing the artist’s precise handling of line and form in capturing a solitary female figure. Neyts, active in the seventeenth century, was known for his refined draftsmanship. Here the brush medium allows for fluid, expressive stro...