Portrait of Anne Bulwer (1631-1704), 1654. Gerard Soest (Dutch, c.1600-1681). Oil on
Portrait of Anne Bulwer (1631-1704), 1654. Gerard Soest (Dutch, c.1600-1681). Oil on canvas.Elegantly composed against a pastoral landscape, Mrs. Bulwer reclines her right arm against a rock while holding a prayer book in her left hand. Extending from her lap across to her right, the artist has draped a swath of blue silk, adeptly mirroring the varying hues of sky behind his subject. Soest’s skilful and life-like portrait is typically filled with an emphatic richness in colour and texture which renders his style highly individual. -- source link
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