Lady with a Squirrel and a Starling

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Dublin Core

Title

Lady with a Squirrel and a Starling

Subject

portrait; person; hood; shawl; dress; squirrel; bird; plants; blue; brown; black; white

Description

Portrait of a person in a black dress, white shawl, and white hood. The person is holding a brown squirrel, which sits on their arm, and a small, black bird sits on a branch behind the person. The background is blue, and the person looks off into the distance to the right.

Creator

Hans Holbein the Younger (1497-1543)

Born: circa 1497 (Augsburg, Holy Roman Empire, now Germany)
Died: October or November 1543 (aged 45–46) (London, England)

Source

11925, Visual Resources Library, EL

Date

circa 1526-1528

Rights

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Format

Art Form: Painting
Material: oil on oak
Measurements: 22 x 15 4/5 in.

Type

16th century; Northern Renaissance