Hektoen International

A Journal of Medical Humanities

Tag: Falk Steins

  • From slavery to silk: Anna-Canangan of Java

    Falk SteinsNiedernhausen, GermanyStephen MartinBaan Dong Bang, Thailand The oil painting Portrait of a Lady Holding an Orange Blossom (Fig. 1) was acquired by the Art Gallery of Ontario in 2020. Newly discovered documents supporting the lady’s almost certain identity tell a remarkable story of the late Dutch Republic. The painting shows a young woman wearing…