A Woman with a Dog 1719
hermanvandermijn
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Herman van der Mijn's "A Woman with a Dog" (1719) depicts a young woman seated in a natural setting with a dog. The woman is dressed in a white chemise and a flowing green cloak, her bare feet resting on a rock by a stream. Her relaxed pose and the gentle touch of her hand on the dog's back suggest a bond between them. The work is a fine example of the Dutch Golden Age tradition of genre painting, often focusing on everyday scenes and intimate moments. This piece's small size (49 cm x 39.2 cm x 5.5 cm) suggests it may have been a private commission, potentially a portrait of a patron and her beloved companion.
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Born in Amsterdam, Van der Mijn found his way via Düsseldorf and Antwerp to London, where he built a successful career with his finely painted portraits and scenes. The latter almost always feature a female figure in a landscape, and sometimes include a reference to a story from the Bible or Classical mythology. Whether this woman is a religious or a mythological figure is not known.
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