Busts of Man and Woman

Netherlandish 17th Century

National Gallery of Art

This is a rectangular relief depicting two people close together. Both are seen from the chest up, in profile. The man on the left is wearing a tall hat adorned with prominent feathers, and he has a pointed beard. The woman on the right has curly hair under a cloth headcover. Both people are bare-chested, but cloth is draped around their shoulders. They are looking towards each other, their faces close. The piece is dark brown and has a loop at the top with a hole in the center, perhaps for mounting.