Clothing is key: Van Dyck portrait captures 'moment in the history of race-making'
October 12, 2023
October 12, 2023
ITHACA, New York, Oct. 12 -- Cornell University issued the following news:
For years, art historian Ana Howie had been intrigued by Anthony van Dyck's striking 1632 portrait of Italian noblewoman Elena Grimaldi Cattaneo - and was not satisfied with scholarly understandings of the work.
'Portrait of Elena Grimaldi Cattaneo' by Anthony van Dyck. Widner Collection/National Gallery of Art
"It is an incredibly powerful painting to see in real life as it is . . .
For years, art historian Ana Howie had been intrigued by Anthony van Dyck's striking 1632 portrait of Italian noblewoman Elena Grimaldi Cattaneo - and was not satisfied with scholarly understandings of the work.
'Portrait of Elena Grimaldi Cattaneo' by Anthony van Dyck. Widner Collection/National Gallery of Art
"It is an incredibly powerful painting to see in real life as it is . . .