Rijksmuseum

De Omval

Date

1645

Medium

paper

Institution

Rijksmuseum

Rembrandt’s contemporaries would have instantly recognized the spot depicted in this print. This piece of land was called The Omval, after a ruin once located there. On the other side of the Amstel River is the dike near the Watergraafsmeer. Underneath a finely detailed pollard willow, Rembrandt depicted a man lovingly placing a wreath of flowers on a woman’s head.

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