Portrait of Elizabeth Spiegel

Santvoort, Dirck Dircksz. (b. 1610 or 1611-d. 1680)

Item type:

painting

Date of creation:

1639

Height:

62.7 cm  (24 11/16 in.)

Width:

49.5 cm  (19 1/2 in.)

Frame dimensions: 80.6 X 68.3 cm (depth 3.9 cm)

Technique / Medium:

oil on wood

Description

From the Cleveland Museum website: "This painting belongs to a series of portraits representing the five senses and each depicting a daughter of a wealthy family from Amsterdam. This portrait of 11-year-old Elizabeth Spiegel, who holds a recorder in her hands, represents the sense of hearing. Her gown of costly satin and pearl ornaments proclaim her family's prosperity, and the imported ostrich feathers from Africa indicate Amsterdam's role as an international trade center."

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Recorder [4039] (Soprano recorder; the bottom hole is not placed off-center and duplicated on the other side for alternative use by the other hand as is typical in such instruments.)

RIdIM images

Image URLs

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RIdIM record id

2131