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Lady with Carnation (Portrait of Bela Bonenberg)

Bartholomäus Bruyn, the Elder (AKA Bartholomaeus de Bruyn; Bartholomaeus Bruin;, German, (1493–1555)

Creation date: ca. 1525-1530
Creation place: Germany

Other Information

Type: Oil Painting
Medium and Support: Oil on panel
Credit Line: Gift of Anne R. and Amy Putnam
Accession Number: 1940.73
Dimensions: 16 3/4 in. x 12 9/16 in. (42.55 cm x 31.91 cm)

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The carnation was a traditional symbol of betrothal or marriage in German art, and husbands and wives were often depicted in paired portraits, facing one another, with one or both of the sitters holding that flower. The woman in this painting is probably the wife of the scholar Petrus van Clapis, for the picture seems to be the companion to his portrait, which is now in the Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest


The carnation was a traditional symbol of betrothal or marriage in German art, and husbands and wives were often shown in paired portraits, facing one another, with one or both of the sitters holding that flower. Both this work and the adjacent picture by Jörg Breu, which also shows a sitter with a carnation, were presumably paired with pendant portraits of the sitters’ spouses. The woman in this painting is probably the wife of the scholar Petrus van Clapis, for the picture seems to be the companion to his portrait, which is now in the Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest. -- Art of the Portrait 2023
Last Updated: 11/22/2023

Exhibition

This object was included in the following exhibitions:

Art of Portraits The San Diego Museum of Art , 1/27/2016 - 00/00/00

Bibliography

This object has the following bibliographic references:

Julia Gethman Andrews (DUP). A Catalogue of European Paintings, 1300-1870 San Diego Museum of Art. San Diego, California, 1947
Page Number: 133, Figure Number: 133

The Fine Arts Gallery of San Diego Catalogue: San Diego Museum of Art. San Diego, California, 1960
Page Number: 53, Figure Number: 53

Dr. Alfred M. Frankfurter, ed. Art News The Art Foundation, Inc.. New York, New York, November 30, 1940
Page Number: 17

5 Old Masters Acquired by the Fine Arts Society of San Diego, California San Diego Museum of Art. San Diego, California, November 14, 1940
Page Number: Bruyn

Mr. Charles Z. Offin, ed. Pictures on Exhibit Pictures Publishing Co.. New York, New York, January 1941
Page Number: 10, 11, Figure Number: 10

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