Portrait of a Woman with a Pomander. Willem Key
Description
The sober attire worn in the Netherlands in the mid 16th century did not preclude elegance or richness. This woman's affluence is seen in her embroidered cap, pearl necklace, and the gold chain from which hangs a pierced metal container, or pomander. Pomanders held sweet-smelling herbs to combat the foul smells generated by limited personal hygiene and public sanitation. She faces to our left, very likely toward a companion portrait of her husband. Key worked in both the northern and southern provinces of the Netherlands (not yet politically divided into different countries). The sculpted character of the face reflects traditions in the north, while the sophisticated handling of detail responds to those of the south.
between 1560 and 1568 (Renaissance)
oil on panel
88.5 × 60.5 cm (34.8 × 23.8 in)
Walters Art Museum
Accession number 37.807
Place of creation Antwerp, Belgium (?)
Object history
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]
1931: bequeathed to Walters Art Museum by Henry Walters
Credit line Acquired by Henry Walters
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Porträt einer Frau mit einem Pomander, Willem Key
zwischen 1560 und 1568 (Renaissance)
Öl auf Holz
88,5 × 60,5 cm (34,8 × 23,8 Zoll)
Walters Art Museum
Zugangsnummer 37.807
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Πορτραίτο μιας γυναίκας με πομπάντερ , Βίλλεμ Κέυ
μεταξύ 1560 και 1568 (Αναγέννηση) λάδι στο πάνελ 88,5 × 60,5 εκ. (34,8 × 23,8 ίντσες) Μουσείο Τέχνης Walters Αριθμός προσχώρησης 37.807
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