Born sometime between 1510 and 1520 in Bruges, Belgium.
receiving training from her father, Simon Benninck
leading artist in the School of Ghent-Bruges royal patronage of Henry, Edward VI, Mary I, and Elizabeth I, as well as prominent women such as Anne Parr, sister of Catherine Parr, Henry's sixth wife
Lived most of her life surrounded by art
patronage of Henry, Edward VI, Mary I, and Elizabeth I
Realism, her portraits were so realistic, and humanism the use of human emotion in the painting
This painting is of a young woman maybe in her late teens to twenties. The artist uses a lot of detail on the women's red and gold dress with puffy sleeves. On her head she wears a cap embedded with jewels over her red hair. Lastly she stands in a room with no windows and a book and drapes in the back.
I think that this piece is really interesting because of the use of detail to enhance the picture make it more lifelike and show texture.
In Windsor Castle. Royal Library you can also see it online
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