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Curatorial Narrative The Portrait of Woman, Countess of Carlisle, called Lucy Percy, by Adriaen Hanneman, is an exemplar of Baroque portraiture circa 1650. The artist’s masterful command of fine brushwork imbues the subject with a heightened sense of presence and luminosity. As one navigates the spatial rhythm established by Hanneman’s compositional structure, attention is drawn to the sitter’s regal demeanor, underscored by the subtle deployment of atmospheric perspective. The rich chromatic structure characterized by an interplay between green, brown, beige, white, blue, and pink serves to create a tactile sense of depth and volume. Upon enlargement to 44×54 inches, the portrait assumes a commanding presence within a luxury interior environment. As the spatial relationships between figures, planes, and atmospheric weight are amplified, the chromatic structure takes on an almost three-dimensional quality. The beige and brown hu