Woman with Her Feet in a Brook, Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn | Mia

seated nude heavy-set woman, with her upper body turned slightly to PR; woman wears cloth on her head; dark ground — Woman with Her Feet in a Brook, 1658
Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn
Etching
Gift of Ruth and Bruce Dayton 2009.71.3
Not on View
Late in Rembrandt’s printmaking career, images of nude women became his most favored theme. Woman with her Feet in a Brook explores the soft sensuality of the female body seen in soft light. As is so often the case with Rembrandt, his work began with acute observation of the world before him and then progressed in to the realm of fantasy and imagination. The model sat on a cushioned chair, the backrest of which extends to either side of her. As Rembrandt’s mind wandered, the chair became an embankment strewn with clothing and a grand pillow with an extravagant tassel. The woman gazes down, seeming to attend to her garments. Her lower legs disappear into water that has just the faintest glimmer of reflection on its surface. Behind her Rembrandt added the suggestion of a forest landscape.

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Title: Woman with Her Feet in a Brook
Dated: 1658
Artist: Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn
Nationality: Dutch
Artist Life: 1606–1669
Role: Artist
Gallery: Not on View
Department: European Art
Dimension: 6 1/4 x 3 3/16 in. (15.88 x 8.1 cm) (plate)6 7/16 x 3 7/16 in. (16.35 x 8.73 cm) (sheet)
Credit: Gift of Ruth and Bruce Dayton
Accession Number: 2009.71.3
Medium: Etching
Country: Netherlands
Century: 17th century
Provenance: Bruce Dayton (Wayzata, MN)
Rights: Public Domain
Classification: Prints
Object Name: Print
Catalogue Raisonne: Hind 298, Bartsch 200, White/Boon (i of i; actually ii of ii)
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See Also: 1 other artwork
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Curator Approved: This record has been reviewed by our curatorial staff but may be incomplete. These records are frequently revised and enhanced. If you notice a mistake or have additional information about this object, please email collectionsdata@artsmia.org.

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