Michaelina Wautier

Selected Works

Two young boys with light skin, one with dark curly hair and one with straight blonde hair, are positioned near each other. The blonde child wears dark clothing and holds a hat, and is looking up at a soap bubble that is just above and to one side of his head. The dark-haired boy is seated, with a red cloth draped over one shoulder, holding a straw to his mouth and soap in the other hand. Nearby, a candle has gone out and a book fallen askew off the table.

Two Boys Blowing Bubbles

1640s
Michaelina Wautier, Two Boys Blowing Bubbles, 1640s. Oil on canvas, 90.5 x 121.3 cm. Seattle Art Museum
Seattle Art Museum

A woman with very light skin, rosy cheeks, and light brown curly hair sits at an easel holding a palette and brushes. She wears a black dress with white skirts and a white collar or shawl over her shoulders, and she gazes out at the viewer with a serious expression.

Self-Portrait

1649
Michaelina Wautier, Self-Portrait, 1649. Oil on canvas, 120 x 102 cm. Private collection

Two young girls, both with light skin and blonde hair, stand next to a table with a basket of apples and roses. One girl holds a large leaf and wears a green dress with white sleeves, while the other wears a pink dress with a large yellow cloak wrapped around her, resting her hand on the head of a lamb.

Two Girls as Saints Agnes and Dorothea

1650s
Michaelina Wautier, Two Girls as Saints Agnes and Dorothea, 1650s. Oil on canvas, 89.7 x 112 cm. Royal Museum of Fine Arts, Antwerp
Royal Museum of Fine Arts, Antwerp

A young man with light skin, a round face, and shoulder-length, curly brown hair is shown from the chest up. He wears a mustard-yellow shirt beneath a reddish-brown cloak or wrap. He looks down and away from the viewer with a serious expression.

Portrait of a Young Man

1655
Michaelina Wautier, Portrait of a Young Man, 1655. Oil on canvas, 89.7 x 122 cm. Royal Museum of Fine Arts, Antwerp
Royal Museum of Fine Arts, Antwerp

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