
Peter LelyInghilterra, 1618–1680Portrait of Mrs. Leneve
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This woman’s heavily lidded eyes, fleshy chin, and slender fingers conform to 17th-century ideals of beauty, but when the museum acquired this painting in 1942, her features had been extensively overpainted to bring her more in line with modern standards of beauty. This later intervention included lowering the sitter’s eyebrows, reducing her prominent eyes and lips, and adding curls to make her forehead appear smaller. Mrs. Leneve now appears as the fashionable artist Peter Lely originally intended.
Cleveland Museum of Art
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- 1942.247
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- Cleveland Museum of Art
- Immagine: Cleveland Museum of Art — Museum open access
Nella vita di Peter Lely
Tutta la vita1641–1680 · Luogo di lavoro
London
1649–1660
Serves the Cromwells after the execution of Charles I
The execution of the king in 1649 did not interrupt his career: Lely served Oliver Cromwell, whom he painted “warts and all”, and Richard Cromwell.
1656 · Luogo di lavoro
Amsterdam














