Curatorial Notes
This portrait represents a woman in her later middle years holding a rosary made of coral with gold medals. Her identity remains unknown, but the richness and elegance of her black woolen gown with fur-trimmed cuffs and her coif of white sheer linen attest to her comfortable social standing. The prominence of her rosary is perhaps meant to suggest her personal devotion. The panel has been attributed to the anonymous Master of the Holy Kinship the Younger, a painter in Cologne (Germany) with a flourishing workshop in the years around 1500.
Artwork Identification
Title Portrait of a Woman
Title (PT) Retrato de uma mulher
Title (ES) Retrato de una mujer
Artist Master of the Holy Kinship
Artist Bio Master of the Holy Kinship (German)
Date c. 1490–95
Work Type Painting
Location & Collection
Institution Cleveland Museum of Art
Source View Museum Page
License Creative Commons Public Domain Mark 1.0