Portrait of a Woman

Gerard ter Borch’s “Portrait of a Woman” is dated around c. 1665. The painting is oil on canvas. It resides in the Cleveland Museum of Art.

The woman in the portrait wears a satin dress, a typical detail in ter Borch’s work. The fabric is rendered with meticulous attention to texture and light.

There is no known commission or early provenance for this painting. Its history before entering the museum’s collection remains unclear.

Gerard ter Borch was known for his genre paintings. He often depicted domestic scenes with a psychological depth.

Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio, https://clevelandart.org/art/1944.93

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