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| Keywords: Flemish - Portrait of a Woman - Walters 38519.jpg Small portraits of those to whom one was connected by family friendship or political allegiance were treasured first as likenesses and second as works of art Just as today a good photo of someone is one that looks like the person They were often given as gifts They could be hung in a decorative arrangement or kept in a cabinet and taken out to be contemplated Some were worn as pendants between 1610 1620 Baroque oil on copper cm 5 08 accession number 38 519 10719 Abraham Jay Fink Baltimore no A-147 A Jay Fink Foundation Inc Baltimore by bequest Walters Art Museum Gift of the A Jay Fink Foundation Inc in memory of Abraham Jay Fink 1963 place of origin Belgium Walters Art Museum license 2D Baroque paintings in the Walters Art Museum Flemish paintings in the Walters Art Museum Paintings in the Walters Art Museum Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review | ||||
