Portraits of Surinamese Girls
Details
- Palette
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- Dimensions
- height 8.9 cm x width 6.2 cm x weight 65.2 g
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum
- Image provider
- rijksmuseum
- License
- Public Domain
- Credit
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Art Genome Taxonomy
10 tags
Subject Matter
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Individual Portrait Visual · 99%
The image shows one female sitter in a formal head-and-shoulders portrait view within an oval field.
Visual Qualities
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Highly Detailed Visual · 91%
Fine painted and ornamental details are visible in the sitter’s curls, facial modeling, lace collar, necklace, pearls, and surrounding decoration.
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Highly Ornamented Visual · 96%
The oval surround is densely embellished with a blue band, repeated star motifs, pearl ornaments, and narrow metallic borders.
Medium and Techniques
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Miniature and Small-Scale Paintings Metadata · 99%
The Rijksmuseum classification identifies the object as a miniature painting, and its recorded height is only 8.9 cm.
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Painting Both · 99%
The catalog classifies the work as a painting, and the image visibly shows a painted likeness with modeled facial features, clothing, and background.
Time Periods
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19th Century Art Metadata · 99%
The catalog dates the work to approximately 1810, placing it in the nineteenth century.
Materials
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Gold Both · 94%
Gold is listed in the catalog materials and appears in the mount, suspension fitting, borders, and decorative motifs.
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Enamel Both · 96%
Enamel is recorded in the catalog, and the surrounding band is visibly deep blue with a glossy decorated surface and star motifs.
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Ivory Metadata · 99%
The Rijksmuseum records ivory among the materials; the support itself cannot be independently verified from the photograph through the mounted surface.
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Gemstone Both · 80%
The catalog records pearl, and multiple spherical pearl ornaments are visibly set around the oval mount; the controlled vocabulary represents this material under the broader gemstone category.
Source & rights
anonymous. Portraits of Surinamese Girls. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.