# Portrait of a Lady

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## Artwork

- Artist: [KEY, Willem](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/key-willem-rab03839cce7fb7>)
- Date: 1501-1550
- Technique: Oil on panel, 81 x 64 cm

## Commentary

A painter of religious scenes, Key was also an important portraitist who painted Cardinal Granvelle and the Duke of Alva, among others. He penetrated deep into the soul of his sitters and produced works of a cool dignity and decorum.

## Related artworks

- [Portrait of a Bearded Gentleman](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/key-willem-rab03839cce7fb7/portrait-of-a-bearded-gentleman-r7c7b3805aa4319>)
- [Portrait of a Gentleman](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/key-willem-rab03839cce7fb7/portrait-of-a-gentleman-r29b4c9e4e54c3f>)
- [Portrait of a Lady](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/key-willem-rab03839cce7fb7/portrait-of-a-lady-rd557a774652b0a>)
- [Portrait of Ferdinand Alvarez de Toledo](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/key-willem-rab03839cce7fb7/portrait-of-ferdinand-alvarez-de-toledo-rc1dbe2a863e026>)

## Attribution

[Web Gallery of Art](<https://beta.wga.hu/pages/about>)