Portrait of Oopjen Coppit ^Sale

Rembrandt van Rijn (1634)

Portrait of 23-year-old Oopjen Coppit standing full-length on a checkered tiled floor in an otherwise undefined space. She is dressed in a costly black dress, lace collar and cuffs, and a black veil. She wears precious jewelry. In her right hand she holds a fan of black ostrich feathers. In contrast to the newcomer Marten, Oopjen's family had already been living in Amsterdam for generations. Her grandfather had made gunpowder, and her father belonged to Amsterdam's small group of powerful rulers. Even though Oopjen's clothing is less modern than Marten's, with her black silk gown and expensive jewellery she was certainly showing off her wealth.