Portraits of Surinamese Girls
Details
- Palette
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- Dimensions
- height 6.4 cm x width 5.5 cm x weight 18.7 g
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum
- Image provider
- rijksmuseum
- License
- Public Domain
- Credit
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Art Genome Taxonomy
10 tags
Subject Matter
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Portrait Both · 99%
The image clearly depicts a painted likeness of a sitter, while the catalog title identifies the work as a portrait.
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Individual Portrait Visual · 96%
A single sitter is shown in a bust-length view, despite the catalog title being plural.
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Face Visual · 97%
The face is the primary focal point of the composition and receives the most detailed modeling.
Medium and Techniques
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Miniature and Small-Scale Paintings Both · 99%
The catalog classifies the object as a miniature painting, and its dimensions are only 6.4 by 5.5 cm.
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Painting Both · 98%
The object is cataloged as a painting and visibly uses painted lines, modeling, and color to render the sitter.
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Gold Leaf and Gilding Both · 95%
The catalog describes the wood as gilded, and a gilded decorative band is visibly present around the miniature.
Time Periods
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19th Century Art Metadata · 99%
The catalog date of c. 1805 places the work in the nineteenth century.
Materials
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Ivory Metadata · 99%
The catalog explicitly records ivory in the medium: ivory, paint, gilded wood, and metal.
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Wood Metadata · 97%
The catalog explicitly records gilded wood as part of the medium; the image also shows a wooden frame with a gilded decorative inner band.
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Metal Metadata · 96%
The catalog explicitly lists metal among the materials used in the object.
Source & rights
anonymous. Portraits of Surinamese Girls. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.