Portrait of a Woman with a Balance
Thomas de Keyser
ca. 1625–26 · Oil on wood · European Paintings
The man is a shell collector, in an age when foreign trade opened up a wide world of natural curiosities. His wife holds a balance, symbolizing the virtue of temperance. De Keyser was one of the leading portraitists in Amsterdam during the 1620s and 1630s. He is best known for small full-length portraits, but he also painted large group portraits and small bust- and half-length portraits.
- Artist
- Thomas de Keyser
- Date
- ca. 1625–26
- Medium
- Oil on wood
- Department
- European Paintings
- Credit line
- From the Collection of Rita and Frits Markus, Bequest of Rita Markus, 2005
