‘I Bring You Sad Tidings’

Rijksmuseum

‘I Bring You Sad Tidings’

Creator

Christiaan Andriessen

Dutch painter (1775-1846) · 1775–1846

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From the messenger’s stance it may be deduced that he bears terrible news. While he informs Andriessen about the death of his regular model Mietje, the artist is at work on a figurative painting, his right hand resting on a mahlstick. In this phase a model is no longer necessary, and so it is possible that the nude woman at the left is a reminder of Mietje.

Rijksmuseum’s catalogue record

Object type
drawing
†
Dating
1805 - 1808
Material
paper, pencil, watercolor (paint)
†

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dc:creator
Christiaan Andriessen
†
edmfp:technique
  • brush
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† LinkedCulture’s stored copy of the museum’s words; separators may differ slightly from the museum’s page.

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A messenger in a top hat stands before artist Christiaan Andriessen, his posture heavy with reluctant news. In this pencil and watercolor drawing from 1805 to 1808, Andriessen sits with his back to us, mahlstick in hand, mid-stroke on a canvas, while a ghostlike nude figure lingers at the far left. A handwritten inscription below records the exact Friday his model Mietje died. This small sketch is both a studio scene and a private document of grief.

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Object ID
RP-T-1933-10
Object Type
drawing
  • Rijksmuseum field “Object type” · derived by LinkedCulture from the museum field
Creator
Christiaan Andriessen
  • Rijksmuseum field dc:creator (museum’s label not yet confirmed) · derived by LinkedCulture from the museum field
Medium
paper, pencil, watercolor (paint)
  • Rijksmuseum field “Material” · derived by LinkedCulture from the museum field
Tags
  • brush
  • Rijksmuseum field edmfp:technique (museum’s label not yet confirmed) · derived by LinkedCulture from the museum field
Date
1805 - 1808
  • Rijksmuseum field “Dating” · copied as is
Begin Year
1805
  • Rijksmuseum field “Dating” · derived by LinkedCulture from the museum field
End Year
1808
  • Rijksmuseum field “Dating” · derived by LinkedCulture from the museum field

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