Young Woman in a Pearl Necklace

Young Woman in a Pearl Necklace (circa 1654) is an oil on canvas painting by the Dutch painter Willem Drost. It is an example of Dutch Golden Age painting and is part of the collection of Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister.

Young Woman with a Pearl Necklace
Hendrickje Stoffels
Yearc. 1654
Dimensions78 cm (31 in) × 62.5 cm (24.6 in)
LocationGemäldegalerie Alte Meister
Accession No.1591 Edit this on Wikidata
IdentifiersBildindex der Kunst und Architektur ID: 32000651

The woman is looking at the viewer and is wearing a red bodice that is slightly open to reveal a pearl necklace.

This painting was documented in 1914 by Hofstede de Groot as a copy of a Rembrandt in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. That painting had just been acquired the year before through the Benjamin Altman bequest and was considered one of the gems of the collection. Hofstede de Groot thought he saw a portrait of Rembrandt's wife Hendrickje Stoffels and wrote; "719. HENDRICKJE STOFFELS. Half-length. She sits, inclined to the right, bending her head and looking at the spectator. With the right hand she puts a string of pearls on her left wrist. Her red gown is cut out at the bosom, and the pleated chemisette is open ; on her bare breast lies a pearl necklace. In the left ear, which is alone visible, is a pendant with a pearl. On her hair is a cap. Painted about 1658. A copy is in the Dresden Gallery, 1908 catalogue, No. 1591, as the work of Bernaert Fabritius. Mentioned by Hofstede de Groot, Onze Kunst, 1999, p. 181. In the possession of L. Lesser, London. In the possession of Duveen Brothers, London. In the collection of B. Altman, New York; bequeathed in 1913 to the Metropolitan Museum. In the Metropolitan Museum, New York. "[1]

Today, the attribution to Fabritius has been dropped and this painting is considered an authentic painting by Drost, while the MET's painting is now considered a period copy of this painting:[2]

The model appears to be the same woman as in other Drost paintings:

  • Portrait of a Woman
    Portrait of a Woman
  • Young Woman in a Brocade Gown
    Young Woman in a Brocade Gown
  • Bathsheba with David's Letter
    Bathsheba with David's Letter

References
  1. 719. Hendrickje Stoffels in Hofstede de Groot, 1914 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. Halffiguur van een vrouw met parelketting, ca. 1655 of later in the RKD


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