Anna van Spangen, Wife of Adriaen van der Goes
- Artist: Joos van Cleve
- Date: 1543
- Medium: oil on wood
- Museum: The National Gallery
- Collection record: The National Gallery website
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About this artwork
"Anna van Spangen, Wife of Adriaen van der Goes was painted in the Flemish tradition by Joos van Cleve around 1543. You can see that Anna is a woman of wealth and status - her chemise has golden cords and rosettes on the neckline, and she wears a gold chain and rings. The lozenge-shaped coat of arms in the top right-hand corner identifies her as a member of the van der Goes, van Spangen, and Goudt families. This picture may have been one of a pair showing Anna and her husband, Adriaen van der Goes, who became Advocate of Holland in 1544. Unfortunately, this portrait has suffered from degraded varnishes and over-painted background, which once was a brilliant green."
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