Willem Drost, 1656 - Young Woman with a Carnation - fine art print

General description by Statens Museum for Kunst (National Gallery of Denmark) website (© Copyright - Statens Museum for Kunst (National Gallery of Denmark) - www.smk.dk)

For many years this portrait has been part of the heart of the group of Rembrandt paintings at the National Gallery of Denmark. However, the picture’s authenticity has been challenged over the last decades, meaning that it should now be attributed to one of Rembrandt’s late students, probably Willem Drost.

Inspired by Rembrandt The way the woman is depicted is very much inspired by Rembrandt, a “portrayer of the soul”, as is evident in the model’s calm and gently introvert expression that speaks of quiet contemplation. These features in particular place the picture so close to Rembrandt’s style that we must assume it was done under his supervision while Drost was still a student in his workshop.

The young woman We do not know who the young woman is, but the dress with its square neckline, the blouse, and the elaborate headdress all belong to the early 16th century. Thus, it is difficult to determine whether this is a staged period portrait or a so-called ”tronie”, a kind of anonymous presentation of characters popular in 17th century Holland.

The carnation in the woman’s hand is associated with engagement and marriage symbolism that was widespread in the 16th century, appearing in several female portraits from the time.

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In 1656 Willem Drost painted the painting. Moveover, this work of art belongs to the digital art collection of Statens Museum for Kunst (National Gallery of Denmark), which is the largest museum of fine arts in Denmark and is attached to the Danish Ministry of Culture.. This classic art public domain artpiece is being provided with courtesy of National Gallery of Denmark.Creditline of the artwork: . In addition to this, the alignment is portrait and has an aspect ratio of 1 : 1.2, meaning that the length is 20% shorter than the width. Willem Drost was a male painter, printmaker, draftsman, whose artistic style can primarily be classified as Baroque. The European artist was born in the year 1633 and passed away at the age of 26 in the year 1659.

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