Portrait of Sara de Bie 1638 - 1651
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Jacob Backer’s *Portrait of Sara de Bie* (1638-1651) is a half-length portrait of a woman, likely a member of the wealthy Dutch merchant class. The painting depicts her in a dark dress with white lace collar and cuffs, wearing a simple white cap and looking directly at the viewer. The composition is simple, with the sitter’s figure filling most of the canvas. The painting's realistic detail, particularly in the rendering of the sitter’s face, is a hallmark of Backer’s style, who was a prominent figure in the Dutch Golden Age of painting. *Portrait of Sara de Bie* is an excellent example of a genre portrait, a popular form of painting in the Netherlands at the time.
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The esteemed portraitist Backer painted this likeness of Lutma’s wife as a pendant to that of the silversmith himself. Few artists had themselves portrayed like this, together with their spouse. Johannes Lutma clearly aspired to an elevated social status. Not just for himself, but also for the art he practised.
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