Portrait of Elizabeth Spiegel

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Portrait of Elizabeth Spiegel

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Date
1639
Medium
oil on wood
Culture
Netherlands
Department
European Painting and Sculpture
Institution
Cleveland Museum of Art
Object ID
148369

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This painting belongs to a series of portraits representing the five senses and each depicting a daughter of a wealthy family from Amsterdam. This portrait of 11-year-old Elizabeth Spiegel, who holds a recorder in her hands, represents the sense of hearing. Her gown of costly satin and pearl ornaments proclaims her family's prosperity, and the imported ostrich feathers from Africa indicate Amsterdam's role as an international trade center. Amsterdam was a very important trade center when this portrait was painted in the mid-1600s. In this portrait, the girl wears an African ostrich feather in her hair and her skin appears to glow. Look closely at the way her small hands were treated and the naturalistic way they grip the musical instrument.

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Credit line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Noah L. Butkin
Provenance
1975-: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio | c. 1972-1975: Noah L. [1918-1980] and Muriel S. Butkin [1915-1998], Cleveland, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art | 1972: (Art dealer, United States, probably sold to Noah L. and Muriel S. Butkin) 1 | 1972: (Sale, Sotheby Parke Bernet, New York, Nov. 3, 1972, no. 38, sold to an American art dealer) | Until 1972: Estate of private collector, consigned to Sotheby Parke Bernet | After 1916-by 1972: Private collection | After 1916: (M. Knoedler & Co., New York, probably sold to a private collector) 1 | 1916-: J.T. or J.F. Drake 1 | 1916: (Sale, Anderson Galleries, New York, April 3-5, 1916, no. 152, illus. p. 42, sold to J.T. or J.F. Drake) 1 | 1895-1916: William Macbeth, New York, consigned to the Anderson Galleries 1 | 1883-1895: J.L. Muyser or possibly another private collector, Holland 1 | 1883: (Royer-Kerst and Muyser sale, Nahuys-Hodgson, Amsterdam, Nov. 14, 1883, no. 142, MS addition to sales catalogue by Victor Stuers) | Until 1883: M. Muyser, The Hague 1

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