Overview
Medium: OilSupport: CanvasSize: 132.1 x 149 cmArt period: Baroque
This double portrait of two sisters, daughters of Thomas, Viscount Savage was painted in England. Several possible interpretations of this painting have been put forward more recently regarding the reason for the commission of the portrait and the meaning of the cupid and the basket of roses he is offering to Lady Dorothy (see reference (2) in the tab ‘Publications’).
The pigment analysis allows deeper insight into Van Dyck’s working methods and his masterful depiction of the draperies and flesh tones.
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