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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.

About this work

Portrait of Josina Hamels (ca. 1560–1630), wife of Jacques de la Faille. Half-length, standing behind a table with a book and a skull. Her left hand rests on the skull, holding a fringed handkerchief in her right hand. In an oval with a border inscription. The oval itself is within an ornamental frame featuring two ladies at the top, one with a music book and one with a lute. Two peacocks at the bottom. Pendant to the portrait of her husband Jacques de la Faille.

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

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