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Portrait of Josina Hamels
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Portrait of Josina Hamels

Hendrick Goltzius · 1580 · engraving; paper

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

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She is dressed in a bodice with passementerie and double shoulder rolls with knob decoration. Detachable sleeves with a different pattern than the bodice. Ruffled collar and ruffled cuffs on the sleeves. On her head, a winged cap. Ihle p. 20, no. 50: Josina Hamels displays the costume of the citizens of those days: a winged cap over the coif, in which her hair is gathered; small ruffled collar; bodice with double shoulder rolls, under which sleeves of a different kind; white apron.

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

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