![Gabriel Metsu - Woman Artist (Le Corset Rouge) [c.1661-64] by Gandalf's Gallery](http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3749/13100839154_d5f4390688.jpg)
“Metsu was, like his contemporary Vermeer, one of the most important genre painters of his age. In addition to painting many exquisite scenes of everyday life, he also ventured into portraiture, biblical scenes and still-lifes. Among the works in the exhibition will be a number of recently discovered and newly restored paintings that will afford a contemporary audience an opportunity to evaluate the artist afresh. One of the highlights of the exhibition will be A Woman Artist (Le Corset rouge), (c.1661-4) which was recently found in a private collection and features Metsu's wife, Isabella de Wolff, who frequently modelled for her husband.”
Notes come from the National Gallery of Ireland exhibition catalogue.
[Private Collection - Oil on panel]