The work is a large full-length portrait byby Anthony van Dyck, painted in 1634. It depicts Princess Henriette of Lorraine after her daring escape from France when, accused of complicity in a plot against the crown, she was forced to leave Nancy disguised as a man and found refuge in the Spanish Netherlands, where the painter portrayed her.
Van Dyck presents her in a sumptuous gown, with heavy black and white fabrics standing out against the golden drapery, while one hand rests naturally on the shoulder of the young Black page offering her a tray of flowers. Thecontrolled elegance of the figure, the play of glances and the contrast between the princess's luxury and the page's subordinate position allude to the aristocratic dignity she maintained despite exile, but also to the taste of the high European nobility for surrounding themselves with “exotic” servants, often enslaved, as a sign of rank.
Unique quality material
Print on handmade Amalfi paper Sheet size: 29 x 42 cm (11.4 x 16.5 in) With frame: 31 x 44 cm (12.2 x 17.3 in) Material: artwork printed on very fine handmade Amalfi paper with deckled edges Frame: light brown beech wood and wood pulp, handmade
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