Harvard Art Museums > 1990.77: Portrait of a Young Woman Paintings Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Portrait of a Young Woman (Dirck Dirckszoon van Santvoort) , 1990.77,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Nov 21, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/221477. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Gallery Text Based in Amsterdam, Santvoort painted portraits that painstakingly document his sitters illuminated against a dark background. Pictured here is a young woman wearing a high-waist gown in black silk with a bobbinlaced partlet (a decorative garment that covers the neck and upper chest), which is layered under a matching kerchief, a square fabric folded diagonally and worn around the shoulders. The scallop pattern of these fabrics is echoed in the edges of the coif and cuffs. The sitter’s ribbons and stomacher, woven with silver and gold threads and glistening with light, underscore her wealth. Along with the folding fan and pearl necklace and earrings, these sartorial elements were highly fashionable from the mid-1630s into the 1640s. Identification and Creation Object Number 1990.77 People Dirck Dirckszoon van Santvoort, Dutch (1610/1611 - 1680) Title Portrait of a Young Woman Other Titles Alternate Title: Elisabet de St. Gilles, betrothed to N. van Lier Classification Paintings Work Type painting Date c. 1635 - 1640 Culture Dutch Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/221477 Location Location Level 2, Room 2300, European Art, 17th–19th century, Seventeenth–Century Dutch and Flemish Art View this object's location on our interactive map Physical Descriptions Medium Oil on panel Dimensions 63.5 × 52 cm (25 × 20 1/2 in.) framed: 95.6 × 85.8 cm (37 5/8 × 33 3/4 in.) Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Busch-Reisinger Museum, Bequest of Hetty L. Shuman Kuhn Accession Year 1990 Object Number 1990.77 Division European and American Art Contact am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Exhibition History 32Q: 2300 Dutch & Flemish, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 01/17/2018 - 09/25/2019; Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 10/01/2019 - 01/01/2050 Verification Level This record was created from historic documentation and may not have been reviewed by a curator; it may be inaccurate or incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of European and American Art at am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu