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For the composition of this portrait Traut followed a model developed by Dürer. The woman, depicted bust-length, is set against a green background onto which her shadow is projected. She wears fashionable dress, while the large chain around her neck and the group of rings on her index finger indicate her elevated social status. Traut defined her body through large areas of colour but without strong modelling. His principal area of interest was, however, the face, which is realistically painted and constructed in detail, unlike the neck and bust. Few portraits by Traut are known and the style and date of the present example make it a fundamental work within his oeuvre.
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