Portrait of a Woman with a Dog
Medium
oil on wood
Dimensions
unframed: 41.8 × 32 cm · framed: 77 × 67 × 7 cm
Classification
Painting
Department
European Painting and Sculpture
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Bequest of Dr. Paul J. Vignos Jr.
Accession Number
2011.47
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
male
About this artwork
The unidentified sitter wears rich black fabric and a brown fur stole, a sheer white linen cap covers her head, an elaborate starched ruff rings her neck, her sleeves finish in punto in aria lace, and a prominent gold ring with a jewel appears on her right hand. The composition, weighted heavily to the right, implies a pendant portrait, yet to identified, probably depicting her husband.