Portrait of Catharina van Voorst, 1628
Paulus Moreelseexpand_more
Oil on panelexpand_more
The John R. Van Derlip Fundexpand_more 88.64.2
On View in Gallery 312expand_more
Catharina van Voorst (1595–1650), Lucas’s wife and cousin, wears sumptuous attire, including a fine pleated ruff and gold thread embellishments. Her carefully depicted jewels were probably made by her husband. She bore nine children, seven of whom survived to maturity. Two sons followed their father into his profession of goldsmith and jeweler.
The portraits of Catharina and Lucas remained in the van Voorst family until 1968. Sometime during those 340 years, the oak panels were reduced in height by about eight inches—mostly at the bottom. Originally, this painting showed all of Catharina’s white feather fan. And what a fan it must have been: inserted into a gold handle and hung from a thick gold chain, the feathers were likely expensive imports from the Netherlands' vast trade empire.
Details
- Title
- Portrait of Catharina van Voorst
- Artist Life
- 1571–1638
- Role
- Artist
- Accession Number
- 88.64.2
- Curator Approved
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