New Masters, The new Maria van Strijp, after Johannes Verspronck, The Fashion Collection No.14 by MadameRuiz

In the 17th century, the portrait was a popular genre for the wealthy bourgeoisie. It gave them the opportunity to have themselves portrayed in full to promote themselves in this way as leading citizens in society.

This work of art is a nod to the work of Johannes Cornelisz. Verspronck - The portrait of Maria van Strijp from 1652.

What would such a portrait look like in the 21st century? That was the question with which I began this work of art. A contemporary version of the famous portrait from the 17th century. Starring, a beautiful woman.

Although most portraits from that time depict a standing person, Maria van Strijp poses very casually for this portrait. Sitting on a chair, with her arm slung over the armrest.

This nonchalance is also reflected in the painting style with coarse brushstrokes, subtle drips and splashes.

The grayish colors with pink, black and white in the lead create a feminine, soft yet tough look.

This artwork is offered by MadameRuiz

I am MadameRuiz, and am an artist by profession. I hope to delight you with my work. Here in my profile, or on your wall :) Both are fun!

Will you let me know what you think of my work? I would love to get in touch with you. Also when you have one of my works in your home I am very curious about the end result in your interior.

I love everything that has to do with art, culture and creativity. Experiencing, creating, teaching and communicating. Through language, image, non-verbal and through the musical voice.

I became known for my commissioned ink portraits. My work was first shown to a large audience in the program VTWonen Weer verliefd op je huis (February 2021). I make many ink portraits of and for individuals; from pregnancy portraits, wedding portraits, child portraits, love portraits and family portraits to portraits of pets such as dogs, cats, horses and birds. These ink portraits are all handmade by the way, drawn and painted with east indian ink on watercolor paper.

In my shop at work on the wall you can order my Digital Art. Because I normally work almost exclusively on commission, my autonomous art via Digital Art is really a wonderful experimental outlet. This also means that I keep experimenting with painting techniques and collage techniques using Photoshop. Although I love to experiment, quality comes first

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