This small drawing is not related to a painted portrait. It is a work of art in its own right. Rembrandt has filled almost the entire sheet, adding washes to create areas of shadow and leaving only small parts untouched. In many of his drawings, as in his paintings, Rembrandt created pronounced contrasts of light and shadow - known as chiaroscuro - in order to enhance the drama of his subjects and to guide the viewer's eye.
Specifications
| Title | Seated Woman with an Open Book on her Lap |
|---|---|
| Material and technique | Pen and brown ink, brown wash |
| Object type |
Drawing
> Two-dimensional object
> Art object
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| Location | This object is in storage |
| Dimensions |
Height 126 mm Width 110 mm |
|---|---|
| Artists |
Draughtsman:
Rembrandt van Rijn
|
| Accession number | R 10 (PK) |
| Credits | Loan Stichting Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen (former Koenigs collection), 1940 |
| Department | Drawings & Prints |
| Acquisition date | 1940 |
| Creation date | in circa 1639 |
| Collector | Collector / Franz Koenigs |
| Internal exhibitions |
Rembrandt in Rotterdam (2005) TEFAF - Collecting Collectors (2016) |
| External exhibitions |
Boijmans bij de Buren - Meesterlijk! (2019) |
| Material | |
| Object | |
| Technique |
Brown wash
> Washing
> Wash
> Drawing technique
> Technique
> Material and technique
|
| Geographical origin | Northern Netherlands > The Netherlands > Western Europe > Europe |
All about the artist
Rembrandt van Rijn
Leiden 1606 - Amsterdam 1669
Rembrandt van Rijn was born in Leiden. After his apprenticeship, during which he studied with various painters including Pieter Lastman in Amsterdam, he started...
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