Girl By A High Chair — Govert Teunisz Flinck

Girl by a High Chair

Admire Govert teuniszoon Flinck’s ‘Girl by a High Chair’ (1640). A stunning Baroque portrait of a young girl, showcasing masterful realism & light, in oil on canvas.


govert teunisz flinck (1615 - 1660)

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Mauritshuis (The Hague, Netherlands)

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An anonymous girl aged about three is posing next to a high chair. She is beautifully dressed and is wearing a garland of flowers on her head, gold chains and bracelets, and a gold rattle with rock crystal. The parents of this toddler were obviously well-to-do. Flinck painted with the broad, free brushstrokes he had learned from his master Rembrandt. But he painted the child’s face in great detail, with subtle colours and fine glimmers of light, so that it becomes the centre of attention.