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Portrait of Josina Hamels
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Portrait of Josina Hamels

Hendrick Goltzius · 1580 - 1589 · engraving; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

Half-length portrait, standing behind a table on which a book and a skull lie. The left hand rests on the skull, the right hand holds a handkerchief with tassels. In the background, people and camels at a well. In an oval with a border inscription. The oval itself is within an ornamental frame in which two women are depicted at the top, one with a music book and one with a lute. At the bottom two peacocks. Pendant to the portrait of his husband Jacques de la Faille.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit linePortret van Josina Hamels. 1580 - 1589. Hendrick Goltzius. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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