The Precision of the Portrait In a converted monumental farmhouse on the Bloemendaalseweg in Gouda, the light settles over a studio shaped by history. Here, Carla Rodenberg works. Born in Gouda in 1941, she developed a technical foundation at the Royal Academy of Art in The Hague. Her practice is defined by a dual focus: the quiet arrangement of still lifes and the psychological weight of the human face. She does not merely capture likenesses; she documents presence. The shift from the private study of objects to the public gaze occurred through her mastery of the screenprint. This technical…