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Portrait of a Lady as the Goddess Diana - Godfried Schalcken
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Description
This portrait by Godfried Schalcken depicts an unknown lady as Diana, the Roman goddess of the hunt. The painting showcases Schalcken's skill in capturing detail and his use of light and shadow.
Godfried Schalcken, a Dutch Golden Age painter known for his genre scenes and portraits, created this allegorical portrait depicting a woman as Diana, the Roman goddess of the hunt, moon, and wilderness. Schalcken trained with Samuel van Hoogstraten and later with Gerard Dou, absorbing influences from the Leiden fijnschilders (fine painters). His style is characterised by its attention to detail, smooth finish, and use of chiaroscuro, often featuring candlelit scenes. The painting presents a lady dressed in a classical-style white dress, cinched with a blue sash. She holds an arrow in her outstretched hand and a bow in the other, while a quiver is slung over her shoulder. A crescent moon adorns her forehead, a symbol associated with Diana. The background shows a dark, wooded area, hinting at the goddess's domain. The sitter's identity is unknown, but the portrait likely served to associate her with the virtues and attributes of Diana: beauty, independence, and skill in hunting.
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Portrait of a Lady as the Goddess Diana - Godfried Schalcken
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From £28.00 GBP
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From £28.00 GBP
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Fine Art Poster / A4 (21x29.7 cm) / -
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Museum-grade giclée on FSC-certified archival matte paper, with framed and canvas options.
- Paper sizes: A4, A3, A2, A1, A0 and B2 (50×70 cm)
- Canvas: XS (20×30 cm) to Large (60×90 cm)
- Frames: black, natural wood, dark wood or white
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Artist Biography
Godfried Schalcken
Schalcken painted by looking through a small hole into a dark room where a candle lit his subject. Horace Walpole recorded the method: the painter observed the candlelit scene through the aperture and painted what he saw using natural daylight at his easel. The technique produced nocturnal images of extraordinary intimacy, and his mastery of artificial light made him the most celebrated specialist in the genre after Gerrit Dou.
He was born in Made, North Brabant, in 1643, the son of a Latin school rector. He studied under Samuel van Hoogstraten in Dordrecht, then under Gerrit Dou in Leiden, absorbing the highly polished manner of the Leiden fijnschilders. He worked in Leiden, Dordrecht and The Hague, painting genre scenes, portraits and candlelit compositions.
In 1692 he sailed to England hoping to become court painter to William and Mary. He produced unusually large canvases to compete with the incumbent Sir Godfrey Kneller, but the appointment never came. He also served as court painter to the Elector Palatine in Dusseldorf. His atmospheric work inspired Sheridan Le Fanu's gothic horror story Strange Event in the Life of Schalken the Painter, later adapted by the BBC in 1979. He married Francoise van Diemen in 1679 and had seven children, though only one daughter survived to adulthood. He died in The Hague in 1706.
He was born in Made, North Brabant, in 1643, the son of a Latin school rector. He studied under Samuel van Hoogstraten in Dordrecht, then under Gerrit Dou in Leiden, absorbing the highly polished manner of the Leiden fijnschilders. He worked in Leiden, Dordrecht and The Hague, painting genre scenes, portraits and candlelit compositions.
In 1692 he sailed to England hoping to become court painter to William and Mary. He produced unusually large canvases to compete with the incumbent Sir Godfrey Kneller, but the appointment never came. He also served as court painter to the Elector Palatine in Dusseldorf. His atmospheric work inspired Sheridan Le Fanu's gothic horror story Strange Event in the Life of Schalken the Painter, later adapted by the BBC in 1979. He married Francoise van Diemen in 1679 and had seven children, though only one daughter survived to adulthood. He died in The Hague in 1706.
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