HALS, Frans The Infant Catharina Hooft with her Nurse c1619-20

HALS, Frans The Infant Catharina Hooft with her Nurse c1619-20

Oil on canvas
Gemäldegalerie, Berlin, Germany

Catharinas father was a wealthy citizen, related to the Amsterdam mayor and to the Dutch historian, poet and playwright P.C. Hooft.

Her mother was forty-one and she and her husband had given up hope of having children when Catharina was born.

In the nurse's hand a silver rattle with bells, a precious status symbol.

Catharina Hooft became famous, when she was painted by Frans Hals. (Wikipedia)




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