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Portrait of Feyntje van Steenkiste
Also titled Portret van Feyntje van Steenkiste
Frans Hals (Antwerp, ca. –1666)
1635
- Medium
- canvas, oil paint (paint)
- Classification
- painting
- Dimensions
- outer size: depth 9.5 cm (support incl. frame)
- Museum
- Rijksmuseum
- Credit line
- On loan from the City of Amsterdam
- Rights
- Public Domain Mark, as the museum states it.
- Who can see it
- Teens profiles and older: its subject is for older viewers (war, death, the Passion, drink or the like). How works are placed
About this work
Feyntje van Steenkiste hailed from a prosperous family active in the Haarlem textile industry, a connection shared by her husband Lucas de Clercq and his family. Their union strengthened the business ties between their respective families. Van Steenkiste’s wealth and Mennonite faith are evident in her clothing choices: elegant, yet sober. For example, in contrast to many of her more lavishly attired contemporaries, her wrists are adorned with just a hint of delicate white lace.
