Feminae: Medieval Women and Gender Index

Title: Young Girl
Creator: Petrus Christus, painter
Description: Towards the end of the fifteenth century, Northern European artists began breaking away from the traditional profile portrait and moving towards the more sculptural three-quarters-profile. The young girl represented here engaged the viewer's gaze with a sideways glance, which imparts a sense of intelligence and personality to her. She appears individualized. The dark background against which she is set contrasts with her pale skin, which exhibits modeling on its left side, and the white collar of her dress, strongly projecting the contours of her form. She wears a black hennin on her head and an elaborate necklace.
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Rights: Public Domain
Subject (See Also): Headdresses Jewelry Portraits
Geographic Area: Low Countries
Century: 15
Date: ca. 1470
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Artistic Type (Category): Digital images; Paintings
Artistic Type (Material/Technique): Panel; Oil
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Height/Width/Length(cm): 29 cm/23 cm/
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Related Resources: Berlin, Gemäldegalerie