

Curatorial Narrative The “Portrait of Maria Henritte van de Pol, Wife of Willem Sautijn” by Frans van der Mijn occupies a pivotal position within the Baroque tradition, exemplifying the artist’s refined mastery of chiaroscuro and his predilection for delicate brushwork. Painted during the mid-eighteenth century, this work demonstrates an acute sensitivity to the visual nuances of the Rococo era, as evidenced by its intricate play of light and shadow on the subject’s lace-trimmed attire.In a space scaled to match the original’s dimensions of approximately 44×53 inches, the palette begins to exert a commanding presence. The lustrous gold and verdant green tones, judiciously tempered with black and white accents, assume an almost tactile quality, as if they might emanate a faint scent of old parchment or silk. This compositional structure, characterized by a subtle interplay between flat planes and layered folds, gives rise to a spatia
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