

Curatorial Narrative The Portrait of the Three Regentesses of the Leprozenhuis, Amsterdam, painted by Ferdinand Bol circa 1668 to 1671, is an exemplary work within the Baroque tradition. Bol’s masterful technique employs fine brushwork that imbues the subjects with a sense of luminosity and depth, while his palette, characterized by rich reds, golds, blacks, whites, and earth tones, contributes to an atmosphere of opulence and grandeur. The artist’s use of chiaroscuro effectively creates a spatial rhythm that draws the viewer’s eye through the composition, establishing a visual dialogue between the three regentesses.As this work is scaled up to 55×44 inches, its architectural scale behavior reveals itself in the interplay between chromatic structure and atmospheric weight. The rich palette and fine brushwork create an almost tactile sense of texture, inviting the viewer’s gaze to linger on the intricate folds of the subjects’ attire
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