Portrait of Amalia van Solms (1602-75)
in of na ca. 1632
Medium
oil on panel
Dimensions
79.2; 55.8; 67.1; 57.2; 89.2; 66
About this artwork
drager: hoogte 67,1 cm x breedte 57,2 cm
Art Historical Context
This elegant oil-on-panel portrait captures Amalia van Solms, wife of Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange, at the height of her influence in the Dutch Republic. Painted in or shortly after 1632 by Michiel Jansz van Mierevelt, the work reflects the refined court culture of The Hague during the later stages of the Eighty Years’ War. Amalia’s poised expression and richly detailed attire underscore her status as a political and cultural patron who helped shape the tastes of the Orange court. Mierevelt, one of the most sought-after portraitists of the Dutch Golden Age, was renowned for his meticulou...
About the Artist
Michiel Jansz van Mierevelt · 1567–1641
Son of the goldsmith Jan Michielsen van Miereveldt and a pupil (when he was 12 years old) of Antonio Blocklandt (known as Montfort) in Utrecht and later of Willem Willemsz. It is very difficult to distinguish his work from the innumerable copies of his paintings that he allowed to be made, even sometimes signing them with his own name. Basically a portrait painter, he also painted historical and ...