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| Keywords: Willem Key - Portrait of a Woman with a Pomander - Walters 37807.jpg Walters Art Museum artwork Q18749412 Creator Willem Key The sober attire worn in the Netherlands in the mid 16th century did not preclude elegance or richness This woman's affluence is seen in her embroidered cap pearl necklace and the gold chain from which hangs a pierced metal container or pomander Pomanders held sweet-smelling herbs to combat the foul smells generated by limited personal hygiene and public sanitation She faces to our left very likely toward a companion portrait of her husband Key worked in both the northern and southern provinces of the Netherlands not yet politically divided into different countries The sculpted character of the face reflects traditions in the north while the sophisticated handling of detail responds to those of the south between 1560 1568 Renaissance oil on panel cm 88 5 60 5 accession number 37 807 8389 Henry Walters Baltimore date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters place of origin Antwerp Belgium Walters Art Museum license 2D Renaissance portrait paintings in the Walters Art Museum Willem Key Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs artist update Pomanders | ||||
