Young Woman Reading in Brabant Costume (by 1918). Thérèse Schwartze (Dutch, 1851&
Young Woman Reading in Brabant Costume (by 1918). Thérèse Schwartze (Dutch, 1851–1918).The apparently effortless brilliance with which Schwartze turned out the flattering, elegant portraits unleashed harsh criticism within Dutch society, with its austere Calvinist bias. Her active role in public life, including a range of official administrative and cultural positions, and the high prices she was able to negotiate, also provoked resentment. -- source link
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