Young Woman With A Pearl Necklace — Willem Drost

Young Woman with a Pearl Necklace


Willem Drost (1633 - 1659)

Willem Drost (1633-1659): Entdeckter Rembrandt-Schüler, dessen Werke zunehmend als eigenständige Meisterwerke der holländischen Malerei anerkannt werden.

The sitter bears a resemblance to Hendrickje Stoffels (born about 1625–26, died 1663), Rembrandt"s common-law wife and the subject of a number of his portraits, one of which is in The Met. The picture is the work of a pupil of Rembrandt, and the strong light striking the face suggests that it may be by Barent Fabritius. Another version is in Dresden.