# Portrait of a Woman

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## Artwork

- Artist: [BRUYN, Barthel the Younger](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/bruyn-barthel-the-younger-r20e7dcb2bbcb0f>)
- Date: 1551-1600
- Technique: Oil on oak panel, 45 x 36 cm

## Commentary

The coat of arms behind the left shoulder of the woman identifies her as a member of a prominent family of merchants in Cologne, the Slosgins. She is represented half length, seated behind a parapet. The costume of the woman is typical of that found in other female portraits by the painter. According to the inscription at upper left, the sitter was thirty-four years old. Her concealed hair and the white covering affixed to the front of her bonnet indicate that she was married.

## Related artworks

- [Peter Ulner](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/bruyn-barthel-the-younger-r20e7dcb2bbcb0f/peter-ulner-r697f7018903942>)
- [Portrait of a Woman](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/bruyn-barthel-the-younger-r20e7dcb2bbcb0f/portrait-of-a-woman-r57f03a1207ecef>)
- [Portrait of a Young Woman with a Pink](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/bruyn-barthel-the-younger-r20e7dcb2bbcb0f/portrait-of-a-young-woman-with-a-pink-r7bd583c8404ea7>)
- [Woman with Prayerbook](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/bruyn-barthel-the-younger-r20e7dcb2bbcb0f/woman-with-prayerbook-rd8a90f419fc95d>)

## Attribution

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