Portrait of a Woman with a Dog
Hendrik Gerritsz. Pot
1630–1640
- Medium
- oil on wood
- Dimensions
- Framed: 77 x 67 x 7 cm (30 5/16 x 26 3/8 x 2 3/4 in.); Unframed: 41.8 x 32 cm (16 7/16 x 12 5/8 in.)
- Genre
- Paintings
- Museum
- Cleveland Museum of Art
Tags
netherlands
About
The unidentified sitter wears rich black fabric and a brown fur stole, a sheer white linen cap covers her head, an elaborate starched ruff rings her neck, her sleeves finish in punto in aria lace, and a prominent gold ring with a jewel appears on her right hand. The composition, weighted heavily to the right, implies a pendant portrait, yet to identified, probably depicting her husband.