Utrecht School, 17th Century

Utrecht School, 17th Century, Allegory of Geometry. In front of a brown background is a three-quarter portrait of a young woman in a shiny, light brown gown with a lace hem on a deep neckline and sleeves. She has light brown, shoulder-length hair, with a necklace and flowers, slightly reddish cheeks, a small red mouth and her brown eyes looking slightly away from the picture. To her left, a small globe lies on the corner of the table. The woman is using a tool in her hand to measure distances on the globe. She also holds a triangle in her raised left hand. At the top left of the image, you can read the word “Geometry". Oil on canvas, 71 x 53 cm