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Description:
Oil on panel in reproduction frame of correct type. JUSTINIA VAN TEYLINGEN (1596- 1643) was married to Adriaen de Kies van Wiessen in 1613 when she was seventeen. This is a contemporary half length version of the three-quarter prime version painted by van de Voort to commemorate her marriage. Studio versions were often made as gifts for relatives. CORNELIS VAN DER VOORT or van der Voorde (Antwerp 1576 - Amsterdam 1624) flourished as a portrait painter in Amsterdam from around 1614 to his death in 1624. This painting is an excellent example of his portraits popular with wealthy Dutch burghers. Justinia is soberly but richly dressed in a lace-trimmed cap trimmed with fashionable and expensive reticella lace, starched millstone ruff, embroidered stomacher, black skirt and long black vlieger overgown. The latter denotes that she is a married woman and was worn with great pride. A heavy gold chain hangs from her neck. Clothes and accessories were of enormous importance. Often immense sums were spent on them, and sitters were justifiably proud and anxious to show them off. Their clothes and accessories also carried strong social connotations. The artist invests the portrait with great dignity. He subtly evokes the textures of her costume, underlining their costliness: the translucent material of the ruff; the intricate lace; the complex golden stitches which create the pattern of flowers and leaves on the stomacher. Black was the high fashion of that era and this portrait rises to the challenge of painting black on black to depict the floral pattern of the vlieger overgown. Standing solidly in space, beautifully moulded by light, the portrait has a lively human presence. The armorial bearings of Justinia and her husband are depicted in the background. Van de Voort's work was in great demand and held in high esteem. In 1619 Van der Voort was the head of the Guild of St. Luke. He had a strong influence on the early portraits of Rembrandt, as well as the work of Nicolaes Eliasz. Pickenoy and Thomas de Keyser. His own students included David Bailly, who copied his collection of paintings, Pieter Luyx, Dirk Harmensz. and probably Pieter Codde...all artists of note. SIZE: 36.5 x 31.5 inches inc. frame PROVENANCE: French private collection. Verso: an indistinct red wax collection seal.
| Status: Off Market |
Reference#: 8506 |
| Condition:
Very good; the join of the two panels can be seen (quite usual); varnish slightly yellowed; old minor retouchings |
Year:
c.1613
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