Portrait of Adriana Croes by Johannes Verspronck

Portrait of Adriana Croes 1644

painting, oil-paint

portrait

character portrait

baroque

portrait image

dutch-golden-age

portrait

painting

oil-paint

portrait subject

portrait reference

portrait head and shoulder

portrait drawing

facial portrait

fine art portrait

realism

celebrity portrait

Johannes Verspronck was a Dutch Golden Age painter known for his portraits. His work is often characterized by its realism and attention to detail, as seen in this portrait of Adriana Croes from 1644. The painting is on display at the Rijksmuseum and depicts Adriana in a simple yet elegant black dress with a large white ruff, a popular fashion trend of the time. The subtle lighting and the sitter's direct gaze contribute to the portrait's formal and dignified atmosphere.

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Adriana Croes had herself immortalized by Verspronck when she had been widowed for several years. She and her husband, the cloth merchant Hendrick Pietersz Strijp, had five daughters. Years later, one of them, Maria, and her husband, Eduard Wallis, were also portrayed by Verspronck; their likenesses hang nearby. Adriana’s face is so realistically painted that it seems to reflect all her joys and sorrows.