Portrait of Marie Jeanette de Lange

Jan Toorop painted Marie Jeanette de Lange in 1900. He was born on the island of Java and moved to the Netherlands as a child. During his career, Toorop tried several modern styles, including one that built pictures from many small dots of color. De Lange led a Dutch group that called for healthier and more practical clothing for women. For her, clothing was connected to health, freedom, and women's place in public life. Toorop's modern painting style was a fitting choice for the portrait of a woman working for social change.