Allegoric Lady Portrait Minerva Dutch Old Master Simon Verelst ^Sale

Allegorical baroque portrait of Minerva painted by Simon Pietersz Verelst (1644-1721), signature lower left, label on stretcher. Oil painting on canvas, frame. Creation period presumably: 1690-1710
Size app.: 36 cm (14,17 in) x 28.5 cm (11,22 in), with frame 41 cm (16,14 in ) x 33,5 cm (13,18 in). Very Good condition, minor wear, couple of tiny losses. Cleaning, 2 tears, retouches. In person actual item may appear darker or brighter than in our pictures, strictly depending on sufficient light in your environment. Weight of app. 2 kg is going to measure some 4 kg volume weight packed for shipment.
Simon Pietersz Verelst (1644–1710) was a Dutch Golden Age painter. Verelst was born in The Hague. According to the RKD he was the son of Pieter Harmensz Verelst and became a pupil in the Confrerie Pictura at the same time as his brother Herman in 1663. In 1668 he moved to London, where he died. He called himself "the God of Flowers", but is known for portraits as well as flower and fruit still life paintings.