Rijksmuseum

Liggend vrouwelijk naakt

Date

1658

Medium

Japanese paper (handmade paper)

Institution

Rijksmuseum

This woman was long thought to be African; however, this is almost certainly not the case. It is plausible that Rembrandt, the master of light and dark, took on an artistic challenge: namely, how to depict the model’s skin when she is lying in a dark closetbed? Noteworthy is the fact that virtually all of Rembrandt’s female models wear a little cap – here, too.

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